A virtual reconstruction of a carrot amphora from Augustianis/Noricum (Traismauer/Austria)

Executor: Dominik Hagmann

Scientific direction: Dominik Hagmann

For the enhanced theoretical and methodological application of medium-cost digital artifact processing concerning augmented and virtual reality (AR/VR) and 3d-reconstruction regarding the possibilities and limitations of working with ‘synthetic material culture’ for daily archaeological work and science communication, particular attention was paid to a carrot amphora. The fragments of the rim, body, and foot of the study object were excavated by Alois Gattringer and the Austrian Federal Monuments Authority [Bundesdenkmalamt] in 1973 at the vicus of the auxiliary camp ‘Augustianis’ (today Traismauer in Lower Austria/AUT) at the ‘Danube Limes’ in former Noricum. Scaled 3d-models of the partially assembled fragments were generated using 3d-photogrammetry (image-based modeling/IBM) and then virtually joined together –  missing parts were digitally added to make a virtual reconstruction of the amphora. For this purpose, a Nikon DSLR and a photo tent, the software Agisoft Metashape, and the software Blender were used. The Sketchfab platform was used as a medium for quick viewing and sharing of the 3d-models. Furthermore, a 3d-print was made of the rim of the carrot amphora. The dataset contains all raw data and the derivations generated, different 3d-models, the virtual reconstruction, renderings, and the processing reports for meta- and paradata recording.