Realistic visualisation of the Pompeii frescoes
AFRIGRAPH '01 Proceedings of the 1st international conference on Computer graphics, virtual reality and visualisation
Digital realities and archaeology: a difficult relationship or a fruitful marriage?
Proceedings of the 2001 conference on Virtual reality, archeology, and cultural heritage
Virtual heritage: technology in the service of culture
Proceedings of the 2001 conference on Virtual reality, archeology, and cultural heritage
High fidelity reconstruction of the ancient Egyptian temple of Kalabsha
AFRIGRAPH '04 Proceedings of the 3rd international conference on Computer graphics, virtual reality, visualisation and interaction in Africa
High fidelity lighting of Knossos
VAST'03 Proceedings of the 4th International conference on Virtual Reality, Archaeology and Intelligent Cultural Heritage
Structural and lighting models for the Minoan cemetery at Phourni, crete
VAST'09 Proceedings of the 10th International conference on Virtual Reality, Archaeology and Cultural Heritage
Beyond virtual replicas: 3d modeling and maltese prehistoric architecture
Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering
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The prehistoric temples found on the Maltese islands, dated from 3600 - 2500 BC, are unique examples of truly megalithic complexes. Although the temples can still be viewed today, they are unroofed. One of the major questions that still has to be answered is: Were the temples roofed, and if so with what? The key evidence for the presence of roofs is the hypogeum temple at Hal Saflieni, found in 1902, which appears to be an imitation of the above ground temples and the discovery, at Mgarr, of a contemporary miniature model in limestone with a roof. Since then, Ceschi in 1939 and more recently Piovanelli in 1988 have proposed that the temples were roofed with Globerigerina limestone slabs. Although convincingly illustrated, neither of these "reconstructions" has been tested for real stability and strength. In this paper we describe a detailed investigation of the reconstructions of Ceschi and Piovanelli. We use computer graphics and structural engineering techniques, based on the actual measured strength of Globerigerina limestone, to show whether in fact these reconstructions are indeed valid.