Authenticity and cultural heritage in the age of 3D digital reproductions

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Authenticity and cultural heritage in the age of 3D digital reproductions

Edited by Paola Di Giuseppantonio Di Franco, Fabrizio Galeazzi and Valentina Vassallo

This volume represents the first attempt to collate an organic collection of contributions on authenticity and the digital realm in heritage and archaeology. It analyses the concept of authenticity from different perspectives and with different multidisciplinary contributions, together with theoretical debate. The collection of papers explores the concept of authenticity in a comprehensive way, engaging with theories relating to the commodifi cation of ancient material culture, heritage-making processes, scholarly views and community engagement. These papers also take into account current digital practices for the study of past material culture and how their use affects and redefi nes interpretation processes in archaeology. This will provide a key reference text for archaeologists, museum and heritage specialists, and other readers interested in authenticity, cultural heritage and 3D reproductions.

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Volatile images: authenticity and representation and multi-vocality in digital archaeology
(McDonald Institute, 2018-09-01) Beale, Gareth
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Virtual authority and the expanding role of 3D digital artefacts
(McDonald Institute, 2018-09-01) Garstki, Kevin
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Digital heritage objects, authorship, ownership and engagement
(McDonald Institute, 2018-09-01) Jeffrey, Stuart
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Evaluating authenticity: the authenticity of 3D models in archaeological field documentation
(McDonald Institute, 2018-09-01) Jensen, Peter
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Digital Authenticity and the London Charter
(McDonald Institute, 2018-09-01) Hermon, Sorin; Niccolucci, Franco
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Authenticity and realism: virtual vs physical restoration
(McDonald Institute, 2018-09-01) Vico, Lola
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Cast aside or cast in a new light? The Maudslay replica Maya casts at the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Cambridge
(McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research, 2018-09-12) Joy, JP; Elliott, Mark; Joy, Jody [0000-0001-8029-7817]
In this chapter, we examine the use of replicas in museums and for other purposes such as teaching before the advent of digital technologies. Many different types of replica exist and each object and each category of replica has its own history which it is not possible to reproduce in a single book chapter. Instead, we have chosen to focus on a single case study, a group of plaster casts of Classical Maya monuments at the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (MAA), University of Cambridge, where they have come to be known as the ‘Maudslay Casts’. Through this case study we will show how attitudes towards replicas in general – and these replicas in particular – have changed over time. We will conclude by questioning what future roles the casts might have in a digital world.
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Introduction: Why authenticity still matters today
(McDonald Institute, 2018-09-01) Di Giuseppantonio Di Franco, Paola; Galeazzi, Fabrizio; Vassallo, Valentina
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Pitoti Prometheus, virtual reality 360: Valcamonica rock art between naturalism and alienation
(McDonald Institute, 2018-09-01) Baker, Frederick
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Theorizing authenticity – practising reality: the 3D replica of the Kazaphani boat
(McDonald Institute, 2018-09-01) Amico, Nicola; Ronzino, Paola; Vassallo, Valentina; Miltiadous, Nicoletta; Hermon, Sorin; Niccolucci, Franco
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Ektypa and 3D models of Ektypa: the reality(ies) of a digital object
(McDonald Institute, 2018-09-01) Bozia, Eleni
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Authenticity and cultural heritage in the age of 3D digital reproductions
(McDonald Institute, 2018-09-01) Di Giuseppantonio Di Franco, Paola; Galeazzi, Fabrizio; Vassallo, Valentina
This volume represents the first attempt to collate an organic collection of contributions on authenticity and the digital realm in heritage and archaeology. It analyses the concept of authenticity from different perspectives and with different multidisciplinary contributions, together with theoretical debate. The collection of papers explores the concept of authenticity in a comprehensive way, engaging with theories relating to the commodification of ancient material culture, heritage-making processes, scholarly views and community engagement. These papers also take into account current digital practices for the study of past material culture and how their use affects and redefines interpretation processes in archaeology. This will provide a key reference text for archaeologists, museum and heritage specialists, and other readers interested in authenticity, cultural heritage and 3D reproductions.

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