The archaeological survey for the conservation of memory, the first step of the Volterra in 3D Project

The New European Agenda for culture adopted by the EU in 2018 promotes the vision of a broader involvement of stakeholders in all the topic from acquisition to dissemination to the enhancement of cultural heritage. In this framework the preservation of the cultural heritage is therefore understood also in its memory meaning, as we have conceived it in the Volterra in 3D Project aimed at documenting the archaeological heritage starting from roman remains of a villa, whose two big mosaics are exhibited in the old Museo Etrusco Mario Guarnacci in the Etruscan city of Volterra (Tuscany, Italy). Since the finds are exhibited far from their origin context (and it itself is no longer visible today), it is very difficult for the visitor to imagine its original environment. Then the two mosaics have been measured, processed, and presented in traditional and new representations to proceed with the virtual reconstruction of the villa facilitating the understanding of their provenance and the architectural context.