A proposal for the virtual documentation and dissemination of information from archaeological objects

Trabajo presentado al 23rd International Conference on Cultural Heritage and New Technologies (CHNT), celebrado en Viena (Austria) en noviembre de 2018.Nowadays, there are several virtual tools to document the archaeological objects for the general public. The use of knowledge network makes it possible to disseminate the content and provide access to the creation and the distribution of other types of image which were previously restricted to only a few people. In this way, the analogue image has been replaced with its digital version, assuming that it is the best approach to achieve a more comprehensive dissemination of information, without asking if the archaeological context has been marginalised. In general, virtual technology is being used to surprise, without really attempting to help explain the object, with all its historical memory. The purpose of this approach is to compare these working methods from both analogue and virtual points of view, considering problems such as the cost of modelling, the amount of time required, or the need for an expert user to manage the virtual tools. The virtual documentation will include all of the interactive information of the object, managed from a Wiki, including bibliography, links to archaeological database, high resolution photography and 3D models of the archaeological objects obtained from both 3D scanner and digital photography using the Image-Based Modelling system. In conclusion, it is considered that the traditional analogue information from these objects can and should be included in this virtual proposal.This work is part of the DIÁSPORA Project (IB16212) supported by the Government of Extremadura (Spain) and cofounded by the European Regional Development Fund, and REMAN3D (Project HAR2017-87897, Ministry of Economy, Industry and Competitiveness of Spain).Peer reviewe