Recreating Reconstructions: Archaeology, Architecture and 3D Technologies

The application of 3D techniques and digital methodologies in visualization is by no means new for Archaeology, but relatively new to other disciplines, like heritage studies, museology, conservation and restoration, and (art)-history. This chapter focuses on the understanding of ancient built structures, taking the famous courtyard building (Zone F) from the 6th century BC in Aquarossa, Italy, as a starting point. When the path that leads to the final (3D) reconstruction of material objects, however small, monumental or intangible, is thoroughly documented, it generates a vast amount of new data otherwise never encountered. It is these data that we want to use to understand fully the concept of reconstructing ancient and historical communities.