Advanced 2D and 3D Modeling Techniques and AI Applications for Archaeological Site Documentation and Preservation
A special issue of Heritage (ISSN 2571-9408).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 March 2026 | Viewed by 151
Special Issue Editor
Interests: cultural heritage 3D documentation and valorization; data and sensors fusion; automated 3D modelling; AR/VR in the geomatics sector; geoprocessing of aerial and satellite imagery; application of AI methods to heritage and geomatics topics
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to invite you to contribute to our Special Issue on “Advanced 2D and 3D Modeling Techniques and AI Applications for Archaeological Site Documentation and Preservation”. Recent advancements in digital technologies, and 2D and 3D data capturing and processing techniques, as well as the rise of Artificial Intelligence solutions in archaeology and Cultural Heritage (CH) studies, have reshaped traditional approaches for recording, documenting, and interpreting archaeological sites.
This Special Issue aims to explore how these emerging technologies can open new perspectives in archaeological site management, interpretation, preservation, and dissemination. This Issue encourages groundbreaking and interdisciplinary research to showcase the potential of the proposed approaches to take digital practices one step further.
In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:
- Automated 2D and 3D documentation workflows;
- AI-driven interpretation and reconstruction of archaeological sites;
- Data and sensor integration and fusion;
- Generative and procedural modelling in heritage contexts;
- Remote sensing and UAV-based site analysis;
- Heritage Digital Twins and site monitoring.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Elisa Mariarosaria Farella
Guest Editor
Manuscript Submission Information
Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.
Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Heritage is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.
Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 1600 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.
Keywords
- reality-based modelling
- documentation
- automated data processing
- multi-sensor fusion
- AI
- digital twins
- spatial analysis
- interpretation
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