Visual Viewshed Simulation: Applying a 3D environment in archaeological research at Faysaliyya (southern Jordan)

2022, 31, Tom 31, Nr Regular Issue


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30.12.2022

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archeology

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Abstract

The shift from presenting and analyzing three-dimensional data in 2D to displaying and analyzing them in a 3D environment is becoming increasingly prevalent in archaeological practice. This approach opens new possibilities, such as a 3D virtual reality, that archaeologists can take advantage of. This paper presents an application of the Visual Viewshed Simulation, a 3D virtual reality tool for (re)constructing the visibility of objects in the field, taking into account factors such as atmospheric and lighting conditions. This approach can provide a new way to research people–place relations and may be particularly useful in landscape archaeology.

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