Pub Date : 2025-06-01Epub Date: 2025-03-21DOI: 10.1016/j.daach.2025.e00408
Marzie Hatef Jalil
The Orang Ulu of Borneo possesses a rich cultural heritage, but modernization threatens its preservation. This study explores how Augmented Reality (AR) can help maintain Orang Ulu motifs, addressing the gap in research on fashion's role in cultural preservation. By integrating AR with traditional aesthetics, the study examines innovative ways to engage younger generations while preserving authenticity. Using the ATUMICS approach, a mini fashion collection was developed with scannable AR graphics, allowing users to interact with Orang Ulu motifs via Artivive, a mobile AR application. Findings suggest virtual fashion can attract younger audiences and foster an appreciation for Indigenous heritage. Traditionally, these motifs were confined to books, making them less accessible. By leveraging AR, this study provides a digital solution to preserve and promote these cultural designs, ensuring their relevance and accessibility in modern contexts such as art and fashion.
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Pub Date : 2025-06-01Epub Date: 2025-04-19DOI: 10.1016/j.daach.2025.e00422
Oumaima Khlifati, Khadija Baba, Sana Simou
Chellah, a Moroccan historical monument, possesses profound cultural, economic, and archaeological significance. This site represents a seamless blend of Islamic heritage and modern Western influences, not only preserving the remnants of ancient civilizations like the Phoenician, Carthaginian, and Roman but also vividly portraying diverse lifestyles and numerous legends within its walls. This remarkable monument withstands the relentless forces of nature, enduring both physical wear and chemical degradation, which results in the deterioration of its structural integrity and poses a threat to its safety. Therefore, regularly assessing this edifice is crucial to guarantee the preservation and upkeep of this historical monument, preventing its deterioration. Employing visual inspections conducted manually to detect and classify the different distress in historical monuments demonstrates itself as a labor-intensive and time-consuming endeavor. In response to these limitations, the current research presents a novel damage detection method for the automated identification of deterioration in Chellah, with the objective of accelerating the inquiry process and optimizing the effectiveness of distress identification. This study introduces a pioneering approach for automated damage detection in historical monuments, specifically targeting the Chellah site in Morocco. Leveraging the YOLOv5 deep learning model, this research achieves exceptional precision (97 %) and F1 score (92 %), outperforming state-of-the-art models like YOLOv7 and YOLOv8. Unlike traditional methods reliant on costly equipment or labor-intensive manual inspections, this method addresses challenges such as the detection of small or overlapping damages and the efficient use of a relatively small dataset. The novelty of this work lies in tailoring advanced object detection technologies to the complex, irregular surfaces of the Chellah monument, demonstrating superior real-time performance and low computational cost. This contribution provides a robust, scalable solution for preserving cultural heritage and sets a benchmark for future applications in heritage conservation and real-time monitoring.
摩洛哥历史古迹切拉（Chellah）具有深远的文化、经济和考古意义。该遗址代表了伊斯兰遗产与现代西方影响的完美融合，不仅保留了腓尼基、迦太基和罗马等古代文明的遗迹，还生动地描绘了城墙内不同的生活方式和众多传说。这座非凡的古迹经受住了大自然无情的考验，经受住了物理磨损和化学降解，导致其结构完整性恶化，对其安全构成威胁。因此，定期对该建筑进行评估对于确保保护和维护这一历史古迹、防止其恶化至关重要。采用人工目测的方式来检测历史古迹中的不同损伤并对其进行分类，这本身就是一项耗费大量人力和时间的工作。针对这些局限性，当前的研究提出了一种新颖的损坏检测方法，用于自动识别切拉赫古迹的损坏情况，目的是加快查询过程并优化损坏识别的有效性。本研究介绍了一种用于历史古迹自动损坏检测的开创性方法，特别针对摩洛哥的切拉遗址。本研究利用 YOLOv5 深度学习模型，实现了卓越的精度（97%）和 F1 分数（92%），超越了 YOLOv7 和 YOLOv8 等最先进的模型。与依赖昂贵设备或劳动密集型人工检测的传统方法不同，该方法解决了检测小型或重叠损坏以及有效利用相对较小的数据集等难题。这项工作的创新之处在于针对切拉古迹复杂、不规则的表面量身定制了先进的物体检测技术，展示了卓越的实时性能和较低的计算成本。这一贡献为保护文化遗产提供了一个稳健、可扩展的解决方案，并为未来在遗产保护和实时监测方面的应用树立了标杆。
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Pub Date : 2025-06-01Epub Date: 2025-05-07DOI: 10.1016/j.daach.2025.e00426
Krystyna Romaniak , Anna Kulig , Szymon Filipowski
The study investigates the late Gothic vault in the presbytery of St. Zygmunt's Church in Szydłowiec (Poland) and its original project, which is engraved at a 1:1 scale on the wall plaster of the nave. This engraving served as the basis for modeling a digital construction of the vault. The modeling process employed historical construction techniques and geometric principles, such as identical circle arcs and a twice-bent semicircle. A ribbed structure almost identical to the one observed in situ in the monument was obtained. Additionally, the virtual model revealed the exceptional craftsmanship of late Gothic builders, particularly in the precise execution of the complex stone arch connections.
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This study explores the use of mixed reality (MR) technology to enhance visitor experiences in museum settings through immersive interactions with exhibits. Specifically, the research focuses on hand gesture-based tangible interactions for ancient fabric exhibits, utilizing Microsoft HoloLens 2 to enable hands-free exploration and gesture control. The study addresses the challenges in engaging modern museum visitors and preserving delicate artifacts. By investigating two types of interactions handling artifact objects and navigating digital collections the research aims to improve user experience by simplifying gestures and enhancing ease of use. The study was conducted at the Wieng Yong House Museum in Thailand with 30 participants, revealing that reducing gesture complexity enhances comprehension and usability. This research highlights the potential of MR to transform traditional museum experiences and underscores the importance of integrating intuitive interaction techniques in cultural heritage preservation.
{"title":"Exploring hand gesture-based tangible interactions in mixed reality for ancient fabric exhibits: A digital humanities approach to enhancing cultural heritage preservation and visitor engagement","authors":"Yootthapong Tongpaeng , Ratchanon Nobnop , Natchaya Wongwan , Watsaporn Arayaphan , Kannikar Intawong , Kitti Puritat","doi":"10.1016/j.daach.2025.e00414","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.daach.2025.e00414","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study explores the use of mixed reality (MR) technology to enhance visitor experiences in museum settings through immersive interactions with exhibits. Specifically, the research focuses on hand gesture-based tangible interactions for ancient fabric exhibits, utilizing Microsoft HoloLens 2 to enable hands-free exploration and gesture control. The study addresses the challenges in engaging modern museum visitors and preserving delicate artifacts. By investigating two types of interactions handling artifact objects and navigating digital collections the research aims to improve user experience by simplifying gestures and enhancing ease of use. The study was conducted at the Wieng Yong House Museum in Thailand with 30 participants, revealing that reducing gesture complexity enhances comprehension and usability. This research highlights the potential of MR to transform traditional museum experiences and underscores the importance of integrating intuitive interaction techniques in cultural heritage preservation.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":38225,"journal":{"name":"Digital Applications in Archaeology and Cultural Heritage","volume":"37 ","pages":"Article e00414"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143852338","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-06-01Epub Date: 2025-05-04DOI: 10.1016/j.daach.2025.e00423
Piotr T. Bojakowski , Katie Custer Bojakowski , Andrew J. Billingsley , Raul Palomino Berrocal
Current efforts in cultural heritage documentation largely incorporate a process of creating a digital representation of an object, groups of objects, or entire large-scale sites using various scanning methods, tools, and data sources. One application of digital documentation is the recording and analyses of maritime resources—historic ships and shipwrecks—that, for all practical and economic reasons will not survive. To preserve the data in lieu of a physical object, this article presents a set of approaches and methodological considerations of recording ships in a terrestrial setting with a combination of laser scanning, UAV photogrammetry, and traditional archaeological recording. Using the late 19th-century Pacific schooner (turned steamer, turned diesel tugboat), Equator, as a case study, a ship that was scheduled for demolition in 2023, the goal of this article is to show the workflow, preliminary results, and range of settings to produce comprehensive, precise, yet highly expedited digital documentation for historic preservation of this important vessel.
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The paper introduces a methodology for mapping the CIDOC-CRMba ontology into the Industry Foundation Classes (IFC) schema to enhance building reuse. The methodology leverages semantic enrichment of three-dimensional (3D) reality-based objects, incorporating CIDOC-CRM relationships for advanced metadata. The proposed approach has been tested on the Roman Theater of Hadrianopolis in Sofratikë (Albania). The results demonstrate increased interoperability, semantic robustness, and scalability in Heritage Building Information Modeling (HBIM) workflows when applying openBIM standards. Furthermore, the obtained IFC data library A2Heritage bridges the gap between object-based schemas and ontology-driven approaches, providing a standardized framework for managing cultural heritage (CH) data across disciplines.
{"title":"A methodology for integrating the CIDOC-CRMba ontology into the IFC schema to support spatial analysis in archaeological heritage","authors":"Jesús Muñoz-Cádiz, Chiara Mariotti, Romina Nespeca, Letizia Bolognese","doi":"10.1016/j.daach.2025.e00431","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.daach.2025.e00431","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The paper introduces a methodology for mapping the CIDOC-CRMba ontology into the Industry Foundation Classes (IFC) schema to enhance building reuse. The methodology leverages semantic enrichment of three-dimensional (3D) reality-based objects, incorporating CIDOC-CRM relationships for advanced metadata. The proposed approach has been tested on the Roman Theater of Hadrianopolis in Sofratikë (Albania). The results demonstrate increased interoperability, semantic robustness, and scalability in Heritage Building Information Modeling (HBIM) workflows when applying openBIM standards. Furthermore, the obtained IFC data library <em>A</em><sup><em>2</em></sup><em>Heritage</em> bridges the gap between object-based schemas and ontology-driven approaches, providing a standardized framework for managing cultural heritage (CH) data across disciplines.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":38225,"journal":{"name":"Digital Applications in Archaeology and Cultural Heritage","volume":"37 ","pages":"Article e00431"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143929591","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-06-01Epub Date: 2025-04-21DOI: 10.1016/j.daach.2025.e00418
Victoria Andrea Cotella , Rania Aburamadan , Elena Di Perna
Jordan's history of migration has led to a rich mix of cultures shaping the urban identity where architecture is strong evidence of the tangible record of cultural exchanges. This research explores the urban development as a dynamic canvas where Cultural Heritage emerges as a representation of human diversity and traditions influenced by historical migration flows by using HBIM as a digital tool for storytelling.
Focusing on the Qaqish House in the World Heritage City of As-Salt, the research will use HBIM to showcase how digital applications can enrich our understanding of the complex city's layered architectural, social, and historical urban landscape. Building upon the already developed IT-HBIM library, its value will be expanded by incorporating a social and historical dimension. Results emphasizes the potential of HBIM for understanding and interpreting heritage sites by bridging the gap between generations, fostering a sense of community, and attracting global audiences to heritage sites.
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Pub Date : 2025-06-01Epub Date: 2025-04-04DOI: 10.1016/j.daach.2025.e00411
Michael Guthe , Marcus Mühlnikel
Museums increasingly use interactive installations to enhance exhibitions with additional content. Virtual reality can give the visitor access to remote places and bring the past back to life. This is especially interesting when artifacts cannot be brought back since they were sold or otherwise lost. In this project, we have partially reconstructed the Giech’s family exhibition in the Red Room of Thurnau Castle. The exhibition ended when the family had to sell the exhibits in the 19th century because of financial problems. The goal of the project is to fully reconstruct the part of the exhibition that was shown in the Red Room based on a painting and the list of artifacts. While museums explain exhibits using information boards, the visitor of the Giech’s family exhibition would have been guided by the earl himself. Therefore, we used virtual reality interaction techniques to make the exhibition more immersive and accessible.
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Pub Date : 2025-06-01Epub Date: 2025-05-01DOI: 10.1016/j.daach.2025.e00433
Mohammad Mahdi Karbasbaf , Ghazaleh Ezaan
This study presents archaeoacoustic research in Iran, examining the acoustic functionality of Tong Bori, a sophisticated ornamental plaster technique in historical Iranian architecture, with a particular focus on Isfahan's 17th-century Ali Qapu Palace Music Hall. Through an innovative methodological framework combining historical analysis with quantitative acoustic experimentation, this research challenges traditional interpretations of Persian architectural ornamentation as purely decorative elements. The study employs advanced acoustic measurement techniques adapted to work within cultural heritage preservation constraints, analyzing how geometric configurations of Tong Bori elements influence acoustic parameters in enclosed spaces. Experimental results demonstrate that spaces incorporating these vessel-shaped niches exhibit significant acoustic improvements, including enhanced amplitude modulation, controlled reverberation, and superior sound diffusion compared to conventional surfaces. The research methodology involved constructing scale models with various ceiling configurations inspired by the Music Hall's Cut-Out Muqarnas and carved plasterwork. This enabled quantitative analysis of acoustic performance while respecting preservation protocols that prohibited direct site testing. Findings reveal intricate acoustic engineering in Safavid-era architecture, suggesting intentional acoustic design through the strategic implementation of geometric patterns and material layering. This research addresses a critical gap in archaeoacoustical studies of Iranian architecture while establishing methodological precedents for investigating historical acoustic spaces under preservation constraints. The study's significance extends beyond archaeological documentation, offering valuable insights into heritage conservation and contemporary acoustic design while demonstrating the technological sophistication of historical Persian builders.
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Pub Date : 2025-06-01Epub Date: 2025-05-22DOI: 10.1016/j.daach.2025.e00435
L. Alessandri , L. Cardarelli , A. Cesaretti , R. Dan , A. Fiorillo , A. Sotgia , L. Cusimano , G.A. Della Sala , V. Gianni , C. Rossi
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