Abstract
Abstract. A cornerstone of the management and conservation of archaeological sites is recording their physical characteristics. Documenting and describing the site is an essential step that allows for delineating the components of the site and for collecting and synthesizing information and documentation (Demas, 2012). The information produced by such work assists in the decision-making process for custodians, site managers, public officials, conservators, and other related experts. Rigorous documentation may also serve a broader purpose: over time, it becomes the primary archival and monitoring record. Both scholars and the public use this information and interpret the site, and they can serve as a posterity record in the event of catastrophic or gradual loss of the heritage asset. In May 2018 the Getty Conservation Institute and the Department of Antiquities of Cyprus collaborated with the Carleton Immersive Media Studio in undertaking the documentation of Nea Paphos, a World Heritage site with very important mosaic pavements in the eastern Mediterranean. This contribution outlines the critical components of the documentation project: field study, field measurements, data processing, validation, GIS, and integration of external data. The paper summarizes the digital workflows and procedures used to produce the deliverables, as well as the equipment and technology employed.
Highlights
Nea Paphos is one of the three UNESCO World Heritage sites in Cyprus, as listed in 1980 under criterions III and VI
The Roman site of Paphos has been a point of collaboration for the Department of Antiquities of the Republic of Cyprus (DoA) and the Getty Conservation Institute (GCI) since the mid-1980s beginning with the project to conserve the Orpheus mosaic (Stanley-Price, 1991) by detaching it using the rolling technique while training conservators in the region
As a result of the subsequent meetings between the GCI and the DoA and the successful collaboration to record the conditions of the Orpheus and the Amazon & Heracles mosaics in 2017, the GCI and the DoA are pursuing a sustainable future for the World Heritage Site of Nea Paphos and its Necropolis, known as the
Summary
Nea Paphos is one of the three UNESCO World Heritage sites in Cyprus, as listed in 1980 under criterions III and VI. The Roman site of Paphos has been a point of collaboration for the Department of Antiquities of the Republic of Cyprus (DoA) and the Getty Conservation Institute (GCI) since the mid-1980s beginning with the project to conserve the Orpheus mosaic (Stanley-Price, 1991) by detaching it using the rolling technique while training conservators in the region. As a result of the subsequent meetings between the GCI and the DoA and the successful collaboration to record the conditions of the Orpheus and the Amazon & Heracles mosaics in 2017, the GCI and the DoA are pursuing a sustainable future for the World Heritage Site of Nea Paphos and its Necropolis, known as the. The paper will illustrate the techniques and methods used for the project, which is currently in progress The double-blind peer-review was conducted on the basis of the full paper
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