TITLE:
Reconstructing Roman Archaeological Sites: Theory and Practice—The Case of Conimbriga
AUTHORS:
Virgílio Hipólito Correia, Nuno Rodrigues, Alexandrino Gonçalves
KEYWORDS:
Virtual Heritage, Procedural Modelling, Virtual Environments, Conimbriga
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Social Sciences,
Vol.4 No.2,
February
25,
2016
ABSTRACT: Recent work on the virtual reconstruction of a Roman town is presented, in the context of issues like conserving, presenting and communicating that cultural heritage to the general public. Re-constructions are developed using manual and procedural techniques, with the support of efficient and low-cost tools, using the internet for collaborative and dissemination purposes. This paper also intends to discuss general issues of the extent of scientific knowledge and the authenticity of communicated products.