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The forms of analysis possible by moving through virtual spaces are complemented by a range of formal quantitative analysis. Conventionally these are 2 or 2.5 dimensional. We have developed a number of methods to produce formal analyses in fully three-dimensional spaces, providing metrics equating to relative visibility, prominence and enclosure. Continue reading →

Archaeology is interested in space and perception in the past and we use digital technologies to create virtual simulations of past environments, creating new places to think inside. Whilst digital environments of all kind provide novel means to interact with archaeological information we are particularly interested in the creation of physically accurate environments. Continue reading →

Graphics are the raw data produced from a growing range of archaeological tools. The new University of Southampton mu-Vis CT centre at Southampton produced voxel and surface models of archaeological (and many other) objects. Our time-of-flight, phase and triangulation laser scanners similarly sample the archaeological world and produce graphical products. Continue reading →

Archaeology has always used visual means to represent both its supporting data and the interpretations based on those data. Southampton is a centre for research on this public presentation and consumption of the past. Computer graphics play an increasingly significant role in this public portrayal, and also the presentation of developing interpretations to a specialist audience. Continue reading →

Archaeological field data are three-dimensional. The archaeological record can be understood as a three-dimensional puzzle where relative position and morphology are crucial to understanding the past of a given site. Archaeological field data are now frequently born digital, with everything from iPads to GPS directly implicated in the selection (and destruction), capture and organisation of archaeological information. Continue reading →