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CGI research at Portus

The AHRC Portus Project is partly focussed on the application and evaluation of digital technologies, and in particular the production of computer graphic models. Specifically we implement Computer Graphic Imagery following geophysical assessment, during the excavation, in the analysis of excavated and surveyed archaeology, and in the representation and debate of interpretations. Continue reading →

Portus in Photographs

Photographs from the Portus Project are available on our Flickr site. The Portus Project Photostream is online. You can also see a Portus Project Slideshow. Continue reading →

Portus in the News

The Guardian (1 Oct. 2009) The Independent The Times (1 Oct. 2009) The Telegraph BBC BBC (Image Gallery) Daily Mail Metro The Guardian (2. Oct. 2009) The Guardian (Image gallery) Science Daily Blip.tv (Animation of Portus) Radio 4 interview (Interview starts at 26:36) The Times (2 Oct. 2009) Rai TV (minute 30.01) Il Sole 24 Ore Abitare a Roma AGR on line Welt online Peallin CNN. Continue reading →

Animated view of Portus

A first digital view of Portus has been produced by the Archaeological Computing Research Group at Southampton. Click on the image below to see a Computer Generated Animation. Continue reading →

Podcast Online

A podcast introducing the Portus project has gone online. It can be viewed by clicking on the image below. Continue reading →

Portus II – Portus in Second Life

We have created a model of the site of Portus that you can visit in Second Life. Continue reading →

Environmental Finds

Photo: Hembo Pagi / ACRG We have collected a large volume of environmental samples from portus, particularly this year. These largely derive from sampled contexts but we also have material recovered from the various deep drill cores conducted with our colleagues from Aix en Provence. Continue reading →

Thinking about the stratigraphy

The Portus Project posted a photo: Portus Project 2009, Fiumicino, Italy Learn more about the Portus Project at www.portusproject. Continue reading →

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