Abstract
AbstractRecent advances in image capturing and 3D scanning technologies along with their significant reduction in production costs have brought to the general public handheld devices equipped with several useful sensors and data collection instruments. This chapter discusses the mission of digitization projects and particularly the Digital Epigraphy and Archaeology Project (DEA) (www.digitalepigraphy.org) and its collection of 3D digitized material and applications of virtual and augmented reality alongside the Foucauldian notion of heterotopia and heterochrony. It argues that digital archaeology affords the users a transcendent understanding of the ancient and the modern world, as it enables them to move beyond themselves through virtuality while extending their perception via augmented reality and advanced physicality. Ultimately, the goal of the chapter is to contextualize epigraphy and archaeology within the concept of spatialization and open a discussion of the possibilities for “physical contact,” reappreciation of the concept of physicality, and study of digital artifacts.
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
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