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3D Reconstruction of Cultural Heritage and 3D Assets Utilisation

edited by

George Alexis Ioannakis

and

Anestis Koutsoudis

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 16063 | Submission Open

Keywords: 3D reconstruction; 3D modelling; reality-based modelling; multimodal data collection; data fusion; content analysis; segmentation; shape matching; VR/AR; restoration; storytelling; machine learning; artificial intelligence; human-computer interaction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Architectural Heritage)

Multisensory Museums: Richer Experiences, Inclusivity and Accessibility to Cultural Heritage

edited by

Eva Pietroni

and Anna Maria Marras

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6007 | Submission Open

Keywords: cultural heritage; museums; multisensory experience; mixed reality; hybrid reality; accessibility; learning process; cultural transmission; storytelling; interaction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Museum and Heritage)

Progress in Heritage Education: Evolving Techniques and Methods

edited by

Olaia Fontal-Merillas

, Alex Ibañez-Etxeberria and Pablo De Castro Martín

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2296 | Submission Open

Keywords: heritage education; higher education; heritage sustainability; heritage communities; quantitative methodologies

It's All a Matter of Time: Exploring the Past, Present and Future of Artworks through Dating, Authentication, Material Characterization, Monitoring and Restoration

edited by

Letizia Bonizzoni

Valeria Comite

Anna Galli

and

Rosina Celeste Ponterio

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 301 | Submission Open

Keywords: dating; authentication; conservation; degradation; archaeometry; material characterization

Pigment Identification of Cultural Heritage Materials—2nd Edition

edited by

Manuela Vagnini

Chiara Anselmi

and

Francesca Volpi

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 254 | Submission Open

Keywords: ancient pigments; synthetic pigments and dyes; degradation process; non invasive techniques; portable spectroscopies; XRF; reﬂectance FTIR; Raman spectroscopies; SEM-EDX; UV-VIS-NIR reﬂectance and emission spectroscopies; multispectral and hyperspectral imaging techniques

Latest Trends and Challenges in the Study of Pigments and Dyes and Their Degradation in Cultural Heritage Objects

edited by

Georgios P. Mastrotheodoros

, Anastasia Rousaki and Eleni Kouloumpi

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 10 articles | Viewed by 16084 | Submission Open

Keywords: cultural heritage; pigments; dyes; degradation; conservation; analytical techniques

The Use of Artificial Intelligence in Cultural Heritage Studies—Threats and Opportunities

edited by

Dirk Spennemann

and Peter J. Cobb

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7506 | Submission Open

Keywords: Artificial Intelligence; cultural heritage; neural networks

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cultural Heritage)

New Progress of Inorganic Materials in Heritage Science

edited by

and

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6325 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials and Heritage)

Unveiling the Past: Multidisciplinary Investigations in Archaeology

edited by

Carla Bottari

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3749 | Submission Open

Keywords: archaeoseismology; geophysics applied to archaeology; geoarchaeology; historical earthquake damage; site effects; seismic vulnerability; earthquake resilience; cultural heritage conservation

Challenges and Advancements in the Cleaning, Conservation and Restoration of Archaeological Small Finds

edited by

Tilde De Caro

and

Roberta G. Toro

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3238 | Submission Open

Keywords: cultural Heritage preservation; cleaning; consolidation; protection; advanced materials; small finds conservation

Towards Intelligent Digital Heritage: From Latest Digital Survey Techniques to Advanced 3D Data Analytics and Use

edited by

Francesco Fassi

, Stefano Campana and

Fabio Remondino

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2895 | Submission Open

Keywords: 3D survey; photogrammetry; laser scanning; cultural heritage; AI ; 3D data analytics

Advances in Built Heritage Conservation: Materials, Methods and Management

edited by

Jorge Feijoo Conde

and

Iván Garrido González

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1863 | Submission Open

Keywords: non-destructive techniques; intervention methodologies; improvement of material properties; management techniques; nanomaterials

Heritage as a Design Resource for Virtual Reality

edited by Kasper Rodil and

Ivan A. Nikolov

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 882 | Submission Open

Keywords: virtual reality; cultural heritage; diversity; system designs

Advancements in the Conservation and Restoration of Ancient Manuscripts

edited by Catarina Miguel and

Ana Catarina Pinheiro

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 485 | Submission Open

Keywords: parchment; pigments; dyes; degradations; conservation approaches; material characterisation; imaging analysis

Origins of the Biological–Cultural Heritage of the Maya Forest

edited by

Anabel Ford

and

Sherman W. Horn III

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 426 | Submission Open

Keywords: tropical mesoamerica; Maya Lowlands; settlement pattern; agriculture; sustainability; lidar

Advanced Analysis of Microclimates in Historical Buildings: Methodologies and Key Insights

edited by

Elisabetta Rosina

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 360 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Architectural Heritage)

Advances in Non-invasive Multi-analytical Approaches for the Study of Painted Artworks

edited by Raffaella Fontana and

Alice Dal Fovo

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 217 | Submission Open

Keywords: non-invasive multi-analytical approaches; preventive interventions; atomic; molecular; and nanometer scale; micro- and macro-metric scale; cultural heritage; artwork conservation; materials of works of art

New Contributions to Geoheritage and Historical Landscape Research and Conservation

edited by

Alexandrakis Georgios

Michela Ricca

and

Mauro Francesco La Russa

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 188 | Submission Open

Keywords: geoheritage; geoarchaeology; geosite conservation; geodiversity; geoscience

Advanced Data Environment in Current Cultural Heritage 3D Digitization Practices

edited by

Marco Gaiani

and

Anthony Pamart

submission deadline 17 Jan 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2048 | Submission Open

Keywords: cultural heritage; data management; digital heritage; 3D scanning for CH data management; photogrammetry for CH data management; CH 3D-based information systems; web-based information systems; semantics

Microclimate in Heritage

edited by

David Thickett

submission deadline 24 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 513 | Submission Open

Keywords: microclimate; environmental conditions; temperature and humidity; solar radiation; pollution; heritage decay and conservation; showcases; microclimate painting frames

Building Information Modelling (BIM), Digital Twins and 3D Web Exploration for the Management, Enjoyment and Conservation of Cultural Heritage

edited by

Marcello La Guardia

Mila Koeva

and

Mauro Lo Brutto

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 20791 | Submission Open

Exploring Novel Approaches to Preserve and Monitor the Cultural Heritage Materials

edited by

Annalaura Casanova Municchia

and

Valentina Nigro

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4329 | Submission Open

Keywords: biodeterioration; conservation science; deterioration pattern; monitoring; non-invasive techniques; sustainability; multidisciplinarity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials and Heritage)

Non-invasive and Micro-invasive Techniques for the Analysis of Historical Murals

edited by

Ioana Maria Cortea

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2982 | Submission Open

Keywords: historical murals; ancient and medieval wall paintings; frescoes; painting materials and techniques; mineral pigments; organic colorants; organic binders; stratigraphic characterization; surface characterization; chemical imaging and mapping; non- and micro-invasive analytical techniques; non-invasive imaging techniques; on-site characterization; digital reconstruction and preservation; interdisciplinary studies; state-of-the-art analytical methods; innovative methodologies

Deterioration and Conservation of Materials in Built Heritage

edited by

Chiara Coletti

and David Martín Freire-Lista

submission deadline 14 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1709 | Submission Open

AI and the Future of Cultural Heritage

edited by

Paolo Rosati

, Marco Raoul Marini and Augusto Palombini

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6513 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; cultural heritage; ethics; environmental sustainability; human-centered approaches

Insights into Modern Textile Production: Natural Colourants, Historical Textiles, Analytical Characterization and Technological Source Research

edited by Paula Nabais and Rita Salvado

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3450 | Submission Open

Keywords: textiles; manufactures; natural colorants; analytical characterization; written sources

Acoustical Heritage: Characteristics and Preservation

edited by

Antonella Bevilacqua

and Angela Bellia

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1330 | Submission Open

Keywords: ancient theatres; acoustics; intangible sounds; virtual heritage; sonic heritage; aural heritage; aural architecture; soundscape; sonic experience

Computational Methodologies Supporting the Preservation, Access and Re-use of Sound and Musical Cultural Heritage

edited by Niccolò Pretto and

Sergio Canazza

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 822 | Submission Open

Keywords: sound documents preservation; artificial intelligence; intangible cultural heritage; music and speech collections; human– computer interaction; sound and music computing; internet of musical things; music information retrieval

Archaeology and Environmental Anthropology

edited by

Evangelos Tsakalos

and Yannis Bassiakos

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 562 | Submission Open

Keywords: geoarchaeology; palaeoenvironment; geochronology; archaeometric techniques; landscape archaeology; human– cave dynamics; past climatic changes– implications for ancient societies; human– environment interactions

Application of Radiocarbon Dating in Conservation of Artwork and Heritage Materials

edited by Laura Hendriks

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 279 | Submission Open

Keywords: cultural heritage; archaeology; radiocarbon dating; conservation; analytical techniques; interdisciplinarity; historical and modern materials

Spectroscopy in Archaeometry and Conservation Science

edited by

Vittoria Guglielmi

submission deadline 15 Mar 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1934 | Submission Open

Keywords: Raman spectroscopy; FTIR; XRF; SEM-EDX; UV-visible-NIR spectroscopy; imaging; chemometrics; artificial intelligence

State of the Art in Underwater Cultural Heritage: Policies in the Era of Blue Economy and Incorporation into Maritime Spatial Planning

edited by

Stella Sofia Kyvelou

submission deadline 21 Mar 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5310 | Submission Open

Keywords: underwater cultural heritage; accessible underwater cultural sites (AUCSs); sunken cities; shipwrecks; UCH and sustainable tourism; Underwater natural and cultural heritage; coastal/marine cultural ecosystem services; diagnostic techniques; conservation and monitoring; coastal heritage; underwater cultural landscapes; UCH and climate change; valuation methods of UCH

(This special issue belongs to the Section Underwater Heritage)

Advances in Archaeology and Anthropology of the Ancient World

edited by

Maja Krzewińska

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 16167 | Submission Open

Keywords: anthropology; ancient DNA; sediment DNA; ancient pathogens; ancient proteomics; isotope analyses

(This special issue belongs to the Section Archaeological Heritage)

Architectural Heritage Management in Earthquake-Prone Areas

edited by

Michele Betti

Giovanni Castellazzi

and

Francesco Clementi

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 12104 | Submission Open

Keywords: heritage management; H-BIM; digital twins; computational modeling; big data; artificial intelligence / machine learning; Internet of Things; best practices

Cultural Heritage as a Contributor to Territorial/Urban Resilience

edited by

Stella Sofia Kyvelou

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 11893 | Submission Open

Keywords: cultural heritage; urban and territorial resilience; urban planning; spatial planning; maritime spatial planning; climate-smart territorial/maritime planning

Protective Material Coatings for Cultural Heritage

edited by

Anna Klisińska Kopacz

and

Anna Ryguła

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5170 | Submission Open

Keywords: protective coatings; cultural heritage; stones; metal; glass; art; varnish

Sustainable Conservation of Architectural Heritage—Advancements in Natural Stone Characterization and Preservation Methods, Materials and Management

edited by

Vera de Almeida Ribeiro Pires

, Amélia Dionísio and

Joaquim Simão

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2471 | Submission Open

Keywords: architectural heritage preservation; conservation methodologies; emerging materials; natural stone materials; characterization methodologies; sustainability in preservation; digital technologies; heritage interpretation; sustainable development

New Perspectives for the Sustainable Conservation of Cultural Heritage

edited by Anne Solenn Le Hô and Ann Bourgès

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1998 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; conservation; restoration; environment; cultural heritage; materials; practices; resources

The Past Has Ears: Archaeoacoustics and Acoustic Heritage

edited by

Brian FG Katz

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 255 | Submission Open

Keywords: archaeoacoustics; intangible heritage; acoustic digital twins; soundscape; virtual reconstructions; musical heritage; acoustic heritage; experimental archaeology

Risk Analysis and Preservation Strategies of Architectural Heritage

edited by

Maria Laura Santarelli

submission deadline 18 Apr 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3411 | Submission Open

Keywords: risk analysis; conservation; remote sensing; geographic information systems (GIS); building information modeling (BIM); architectural heritage; restoration solution

Historic Landscapes, Seascapes and Maritime Heritage

edited by

Wes Forsythe

and

Kieran Westley

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7543 | Submission Open

Virtual Anthropology. Digital Approaches for Paleoanthropology and Paleopathology

edited by Rosalie David and Jenefer Metcalfe

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1523 | Submission Open

Keywords: palaeoanthropology; palaeopathology; ancient diseases; virtual anthropology; radiological/CT imaging; photogrammetry; 3D scanning; virtual reality; morphometrical analysis; digital facial reconstruction

Smart Heritage: The Role of Heritage in the Cities of the Future

edited by Efstratios Stylianidis and

Stella Sylaiou

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 844 | Submission Open

Keywords: metaverse; artificial intelligence; Internet of Things (IoT); extended reality (XR); tools and platforms for smart heritage; sustainable development and smart heritage; smart cities’ tourism and digital heritage; smart heritage and digital data reuse; smart cities; digital heritage; and ethics

The Conservation of Glass in Heritage Science

edited by Inês Coutinho, Duygu Çamurcuoğlu and

João Pedro Veiga

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 826 | Submission Open

Keywords: glass conservation; innovative techniques; glass deterioration; analytical research; preventive approaches; sustainability; training

Navigating Indigenous Connections to Underwater Heritage in the Contemporary Era

edited by Ingrid Ward and Isabel Cartajena

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 232 | Submission Open

Keywords: underwater; submerged; marine; freshwater; cultural landscapes; Indigenous perspectives; Western Science; prehistoric; archaeology; policy development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Underwater Heritage)

Sustainability for Heritage

edited by

Carolyn S. Hayles

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 141 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; conservation; environmental degradation; heritage; resilience; sustainability

Non-Invasive Methods for Analysis and Diagnostic in the Field of Cultural Heritage

edited by

Paola Fermo

and Giuseppe Politi

submission deadline 1 May 2025 | Viewed by 252 | Submission Open

Keywords: non-invasive methodology; ion beam analysis; X-ray fluorescence; multispectral and hyperspectral imaging; Raman spectroscopy; FTIR spectroscopy; neutron and X-ray radiography and tomography; X-ray diffraction

Deterioration and Conservation of Ancient Writing Supports

edited by

Cristina Cicero

Monia Vadrucci

and

Silvia Bottura Scardina

submission deadline 9 May 2025 | Viewed by 436 | Submission Open

Keywords: ancient writing supports; deterioration processes; preservation and restoration practices; papyri; ancient paper; parchment

Recent Progress in Cultural Heritage Diagnostics

edited by

Nikolaos Laskaris

Lamprini Malletzidou

, Anastasia Rousaki and

Georgios S. Polymeris

submission deadline 23 May 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2586 | Submission Open

Keywords: non-invasive analytical methods; machine learning; big data analysis; Artifical Inteligence; diagnosis of cultural heritage materials; degradation; preservation state of the artifact

Sustainable and Comprehensive Energy Renovation of Heritage Buildings

edited by

Jørgen Rose

and

Kirsten Engelund Thomsen

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7009 | Submission Open

Keywords: historic buildings; sustainable building renovation; life-cycle analysis; life-cycle costing; balancing energy efficiency and renewables; sustainable policies and tools; energy requirements; indoor climate

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