Imaging Cultural Heritage at Different Scales: Part II, the Meso-Scale (Sites)
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: Non-invasive sensing techniques have become a cornerstone in the study and preservation of Cultural Heritage. These techniques offer a means to investigate the internal structure and surface properties of precious and delicate objects without causing damage. This article is the second of three review articles exploring contact and non-contact imaging methods applied to Cultural Heritage at various scales encompassing micro- (i.e., manufacts), meso- (sites), and macro-scales (landscapes). The unifying factor of these techniques is their ability to infer variations in geometrical and physical properties across inspected surfaces or volumes. This allows researchers to discover new historical sites, map their spatial extent, and characterize their material features at different scales, from landscapes to artifacts. This second part focuses on the meso-scale, encompassing the inspection, documentation, study, and characterization of historical and archeological sites, monuments, and submerged sites, using both contact and remote sensing techniques.
Source: Remote Sensing
DOI: 10.3390/rs17040598
Institutions: University of Cagliari, University of Malta, University of Ferrara, University of Palermo, CNR-IMIOT – Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche - Istituto di Metodologie Integrate per l’Osservazione della Terra, National Research Council, Istituto per il Rilevamento Elettromagnetico dell'Ambiente, University of Molise, Agenzia Spaziale Italiana
Language: English
Subfield: Geology
Field: Earth and Planetary Sciences
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $3,258
OpenAlex ID: W4407410869