Un webGIS per la conoscenza delle antiche città della Mesopotamia

Authors

  • Giacomo Di Giacomo ANTARES LAB.
  • Giuseppe Scardozzi ANTARES LAB.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4995/var.2011.4576

Keywords:

Iraq virtual museum, Mesopotamia, WebGIS, Remote sensing, Archaeology

Abstract

In the years 2005-2009, The Institute for Archaeological Monuments and Sites (CNR-IBAM) participated with "The Virtual Museum of Iraq," sponsored by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and developed with the scientific coordination of the National Council of Research. This paper describes in detail the peculiarities of the webGIS implemented for the submission of certain centers of ancient Mesopotamia. From image processing to extract the satellite map data for documentary base, until the creation of the structure and web interface: an experiment in communication history and archeology that extends the classical concept of "museum", extending also to contexts of discovery and the link between the historic landscape and man.

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Author Biographies

Giacomo Di Giacomo, ANTARES LAB.

ANTARES LAB. Ancient Topography, Archeology and Remote Sensing Lab.
Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche - Istituto per i Beni Archeologici e Monumentali. Roma. Italia.

Giuseppe Scardozzi, ANTARES LAB.

ANTARES LAB. Ancient Topography, Archeology and Remote Sensing Lab.
Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche - Istituto per i Beni Archeologici e Monumentali. Roma. Italia.

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Published

2011-04-15

How to Cite

Di Giacomo, G., & Scardozzi, G. (2011). Un webGIS per la conoscenza delle antiche città della Mesopotamia. Virtual Archaeology Review, 2(3), 9–13. https://doi.org/10.4995/var.2011.4576

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