Unveiling the city: Multi-resolution investigation on the Petrolo plateau of Blera

Aim of the project is studying the city plateau of the ancient Etruscan city of Blera (Italy) and its surrounding necropoleis through a combination of non-invasive digital methods; such as geophysical survey of the city plateau, LIDAR scanning of the slopes of the plateau, and SLAM technology on the necropoleis, in order to 3D map the chamber tombs there, which consist of complex corridors and hypogean spaces. The project is conducted in collaboration with researchers from Lund University working at the Department of Archaeology and Ancient History, DARKLab and Humanities Lab, the Gothenburg International Organ Academy and Istanbul University. The project is financed with support from the Royal Swedish Academy of Letters, History and Antiquities, through the Stiftelsen Enbom’s donation fund

Projektet syftar till att studera den antika etruskiska staden Bleras stadsplatå och kringliggande nekropoler genom en kombination av icke-invasiva digitala metoder såsom en geofysisk undersökning av stadsplatån, LIDAR-skanning av platåns sluttningar och SLAM-teknik på nekropolerna, för att 3D-kartera kammargravarna där som består av komplexa korridorer och otillgängliga hypogea.