This thesis explores the potential of computer graphics as a means of producing hypothetical visual reconstructions of a painted statue of a young woman discovered at Herculaneum in 2006 (inv. 4433/87021). The visualisations incorporate accurate representation of experimentally derived data using physically accurate rendering techniques. The statue is reconstructed according to a range of different hypotheses and is visualised within a selection of architectural contexts. The work presented here constitutes both a technical and theoretical innovation for archaeological research. The methodology describes the implementation of physically accurate computer graphical simulation as a tool for the interpretation, visualisation and hypothetical reconstruction of Roman sculpture. These developments are underpinned by a theoretical re-assessment of the value of computationally generated images and computational image making processes to archaeological practice.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:bl.uk/oai:ethos.bl.uk:655326 |
| Date | January 2013 |
| Creators | Beale, Gareth |
| Contributors | Earl, Graeme ; Revell, Louise |
| Publisher | University of Southampton |
| Source Sets | Ethos UK |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
| Source | https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/375493/ |
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