3D-PIT0TI: 3D acquisition, processing and presentation of prehistoric European rock-art

Abstract

Rarely seen rock carvings, known as Pitoti, which tell an autobiographical story of prehistoric life, are to be recreated for a world-wide audience using 3D animation techniques which are still in development. The ambitious 3D-PITOTI project, involves over 30 scientists from across Europe and focusses on the rock-art in Valcamonica Valley, Italy, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The 3D-PITOTI project will significantly advance both the state of the art in rock-art research methodology and the recording of flat 3D structures in general. Moreover it will not only 'take the rock-art to people' for the first time but will convey Pitoti knowledge to a much wider audience in interactive and engaging ways.