From the Italian Press 05/03/09
Scanning the Italian ‘papers’ … A Roman bridge is being excavated in Parma: Giallo in piazza Ghiaia scavi bloccati dal ponte romano? (Repubblica) Plans to build an archaeological park at Tivoli (about time!): BENI CULTURALI: GIRO, A TIVOLI UN GRANDE PARCO ARCHEOLOGICO (Libero) … and plans for Pompeii (I don’t quite understand what’s new in [...]
Catalogging the Catacombs
A lengthy item from the BBC is sure to generate a lot of interest; here’s a bit in medias res: The leader of the project, Dr Norbert Zimmerman of the Vienna Academy of Sciences, was behind the idea to use laser scanners to record every part of the Catacombs. His scanner, which looks like a [...]
