Partecipation "Cultura, Innovazione e Ricerca" 1°Conference of National PhD in Heritage Science
Conference dedicated to dialogue among doctoral candidates of the National PhD Programme in Heritage Science, designed to promote interdisciplinary research on culture, innovation, and heritage.
Organised sessions:
SESSION 10
Chair: Gabriele Gattiglia (University of Pisa)
(Friday 13th, 15:00–17:00)
Mediating heritage: methods, ethics, and communication between science, society, and the digital sphere
ROUND TABLE 2
Chairs: Gabriele Gattiglia (University of Pisa) and Giovanna D’Alfonso (University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, Naples)
(Saturday 14th, 11:00–13:00)
Artificial intelligence in the conservation of cultural heritage: opportunities, limits, and ethical-social implications
Presentations:
13:00 – 13:15
Lorena Bravi ● SHARED: Semantic-based Heterogeneous Archive for Reusable Exchangeable Data in archaeology and archaeometry
The SHARED project aims to develop an open-source digital collection to integrate archaeological and archaeometric data that are currently fragmented. The objective is to create a standardised, semantic infrastructure based on established ontologies, in order to ensure data interoperability and reuse in accordance with the FAIR principles.
12:45 – 13:00
Martina Naso ● Integrated approaches combining geometric methods and non-destructive technologies for the automation of ceramics study
The PhD project, developed within the AUTOMATA framework, aims to make the analysis of archaeological ceramics faster and more standardised through non-destructive and digital techniques. It combines hyperspectral imaging, pXRF, and Raman spectroscopy to build spectral libraries and integrate multimodal data, optimising analytical time and resources. The goal is to generate datasets for artificial intelligence models capable of producing true digital biographies of archaeological ceramics.
16:15 – 16:30
Massimiliano Puntin ● The life of pigments: from raw material to application. Archaeometric study of Roman painted plasters between northern Etruria and the sea
The project aims to investigate the production cycle and technical know-how of pigments used in Roman wall painting decorations in coastal and insular northern Etruria. Through non- and micro-invasive archaeometric analyses and multivariate statistical methods, it seeks to reconstruct palettes, craft techniques, and supply areas, linking them to commercial networks. The research ultimately aims at the creation of an open-data database and the definition of a replicable investigation protocol, applicable both in situ and in the laboratory.
12:30 – 12:45
Francesco D’Antoni ● Medieval Lucca: transformations of the urban centre between the 6th and 16th centuries
The project analyses the transformations of Lucca’s urban centre between the 6th and 16th centuries, reconstructing the transition from the Roman city to the communal one, up to the Renaissance walls. The research integrates urban archaeology, grey literature, documentary sources, and GIS data, systematising archaeological evidence within a structured database.
Through spatial analyses conducted in QGIS and R, the study reconstructs the topographical and social evolution of the medieval city.
