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I studied archaeology at the University of Rome La Sapienza, and after a period of work as research assistant at the Institute for Technologies Applied to Cultural Heritage, ITABC-CNR Italy, I started a PhD in Technologies and Management of Cultural Heritage at the Institute for Advance Studies -IMT Lucca, Italy.
After the PhD, I worked as Post Doc and Lecturer at the University of California, Merced. In September 2009 I moved to Sweden, where I started a research activity at the Department of Design Science and at the Humanistic Lab; later on I joined the Department of Archaeology and Ancient History of Lund.
Currently I am responsible for the courses of landscape archaeology and digital archaeology.
Research
Research groups
Present projects
Completed projects
- 3-DIGGING AT CATAL HUYOUK (research leader)
- 3D GIS: a Research Platform for the Development of New Research Methodologies for the Documentation and Analysis of Archaeological Sites. (research leader)
- Archaeological information in the digital society (research leader)
- Pompeii - a 3D Revival
- The Archaeology of Time Travel
- Using High Performance Computing Resources for the Record and Analysis of Cultural Heritage Sites (research leader)
- V-Must Virtual MuseumsTransnational Network (research leader)
- DATA: Enabling us to better store, observe and understand what we measure
About the research
My research is mostly focused on the development of digital methodologies for the investigation and the analysis of archaeological contexts. In particular I am interested on how the use of new technologies such as: Laser Scanners, Photogrammetry Techniques, GIS and Virtual Reality, are influencing the way of how we investigate and perceive the past.
Publications
Books (1)
Articles (18)
- Buckland, P., Dell'Unto, N. & Palsson, G. (2018). To tree, or not to tree? On the Empirical Basis for Having Past Landscapes to Experience. Digital Humanities Quarterly, 12.
- Landeschi, G., Apel, J., Lundström, V., Storå, J., Lindgren, S. & Dell'Unto, N. (2018). Re-enacting the sequence : Combined digital methods to study a prehistoric cave. Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences. Springer.
- Taylor, J., Issavi, J., Berggren, Å., Lukas, D., Mazuccato, C., Tung, B. & Dell'Unto, N. (2018). 'The Rise of the Machine' : the impact of digital tablet recording in the field at Çatalhöyük. Internet Archaeology, 47. Department of Archaeology, University of York.
- Dell'Unto, N., Landeschi, G., Apel, J. & Poggi, G. (2017). 4D Recording at the Trowel’s Edge : Using Three-Dimensional Simulation Platforms to Support Field Interpretation. Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 12, 632-645. Elsevier.
- Gerding, H. & Dell'Unto, N. (2017). La Basilica Sempronia e il Foro Romano di Età Repubblicana. Forma urbis. Itinerari nascosti di Roma antica, 22, 45-48.
- Börjesson, L., Dell'Unto, N., Huvila, I., Larsson, C., Löwenborg, D., Petersson, B. & Stenborg, P. (2016). A neo-documentalist lens for exploring the premises of disciplinary knowledge making. Proceedings from the annual meeting of the Document Academy2014-01-01+01:00, 3, 1-23.
- Demetrescu, E., Ferdani, D., Dell'Unto, N., Leander Touati, A.-M. & Lindgren, S. (2016). Reconstructing the original Splendour of the House of Caecilius Iucundus : a complete methodology for virtual archaeology aimed at digital exhibition. scires, 6, 51-66. Caspur-Ciber Publishing.
- Landeschi, G., Dell'Unto, N., Lundqvist, K., Ferdani, D., Campanaro, D. M. & Leander Touati, A.-M. (2016). 3D-GIS as a Platform for Visual Analysis : Investigating a Pompeian House. Journal of Archaeological Science, 65, 103-113. Academic Press.
- Landeschi, G., Nilsson, B. & Dell'Unto, N. (2016). Assessing the damage of an archaeological site : new contributions from the combination of Image-based 3D modelling techniques and GIS. Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 10, 431-440. Elsevier.
- Berggren, Å., Dell'Unto, N., Forte, M., Haddow, S., Hodder, I., Issavi, J., Lercari, N., Mazzuccato, C., Mickel, A. & Taylor, J. (2015). Revisiting reflexive archaeology at Çatalhöyük : integrating digital and 3D technologies at the trowel’s edge. Antiquity, 89, 433-448. Antiquity.
- Campanaro, D. M., Landeschi, G., Dell'Unto, N. & Leander Touati, A.-M. (2015). 3D GIS for Cultural Heritage Restoration : a 'white box' workflow. Journal of Cultural Heritage, 18, 321-332. Elsevier.
- Dell'Unto, N., Landeschi, G., Leander Touati, A.-M., Dellepiane, M., Callieri, M. & Ferdani, D. (2015). Experiencing Ancient Buildings from a 3D GIS Perspective : a Case Drawn from the Swedish Pompeii Project. Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory, 23, 73-94. Plenum Press.
- Larsson, L., Söderberg, B., Trinks, I., Gabler, M., Dell'Unto, N. & Neubauer, W. (2015). Senneolitisk grav i Uppåkra. Fornvännen, 110, 147-160. Kungliga Vitterhets- historie- och antikvitetsakademien.
- Larsson, L., Trinks, I., Söderberg, B., Gabler, M., Dell'Unto, N., Neubauer, W. & Ahlström, T. (2015). Interdisciplinary archaeological prospection, excavation and 3D documentation exemplified through the investigation of a burial at the Iron Age settlement site of Uppåkra in Sweden. Archaeological Prospection, 22, 143-156. John Wiley & Sons.
- Wilhelmson, H. & Dell'Unto, N. (2015). Virtual Taphonomy : a New Method Integrating Excavation and Post-processing of Human Remains. American Journal of Physical Anthropology, 157, 305-321. John Wiley & Sons.
- Dell'Unto, N., Nilsson, I.-M. & Wienberg, J. (2013). Förhallen i Dalby som dopkapell : en digital rekonstruktion. ALE, 2013, 12-23. De skånska landskapens historiska och arkeologiska förening.
- Dellepiane, M., Dell'Unto, N., Callieri, M., Lindgren, S. & Scopigno, R. (2013). Archeological excavation monitoring using dense stereo matching techniques. Journal of Cultural Heritage, 14, 201-210. Elsevier.
- Forte, M., Dell'Unto, N., Issavi, J., Onsurez, L. & Lercari, N. (2012). 3D Archaeology at Çatalhöyük. International Journal of Heritage in the Digital Era, 1, 351-377.
Book chapters (15)
- Dell'Unto, N. (2018). 3D Models and Knowledge Production. In Huvila, I. (Ed.) (pp. 54-69). Routledge Taylor & Francis Group.
- Huvila, I., Börjesson, L., Dell'Unto, N., Löwenborg, D., Stenborg, P. & Petersson, B. (2018). Archaeological information work and the digital turn. Routledge Taylor & Francis Group.
- Dell'Unto, N., Nilsson, I.-M. & Wienberg, J. (2017). Time travel using 3D-methodologies : visualizing the medieval context of a batismal font. In Petersson, B. & Holtorf, C. (Eds.) (pp. 25-46). Archaeopress.
- Dell'Unto, N. (2016). Using 3D GIS Platforms to Analyse and Interpret the Past. In Forte, M. & Campana, S. (Eds.) Quantitative Methods in the Humanities and Social Sciences (pp. 305-322). Springer.
- Forte, M., Danelon, N., Biancifiori, E., Dell'Unto, N. & Lercari, N. (2015). Building 89 and 3D Digging Project. In Haddow, S. (Ed.) (pp. 215-247).
- Forte, M., Dell'Unto, N., Jonsson, K. & Lercari, N. (2015). Interpretation Process at Çatalhöyük using 3D. In Hodder, I. & Marciniak, A. (Eds.) Themes in Contemporary Archaeology, 1. Maney.
- Lingle, A., Dell'Unto, N., Der, L., Doyle, S., Killackey, K., Klimowicz, A., Meskell, L., Parkes, P. & Tung, B. (2015). Painted Plaster Head. In Haddow, S. (Ed.) (pp. 275-289).
- Dell'Unto, N. (2014). 3D models and archaeological investigation. In Huvilla, I. (Ed.) Meddelanden från Institutionen för ABM vid Uppsala universitet (pp. 55-71). Uppsala University, Department of ALM.
- Dell'Unto, N. (2014). The Use of 3D Models for Intra-Site Investigation in Archaeology. In Campana, S. & Remondino, F. (Eds.) BAR International Series. Archaeopress.
- Dell'Unto, N., Leander Touati, A.-M., Ferdani, D., Dellepiane, M., Callieri, M. & Lindgren, S. (2013). Digital reconstruction and visualization in archaeology Case-study drawn from the work of the Swedish Pompeii Project. In Addison, A. C., Guidi, G., De Luca, L. & Pescarin, S. (Eds.) (pp. 621-628). IEEE--Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc..
- Petersson, B. & Dell'Unto, N. (2012). Framtidsperspektiv på Dalby kyrka, kloster och gård. Makadam förlag.
- Dell'Unto, N. & Forte, M. (2010). Embodied Communities, Second Life and Cyber Archaeology. In Ioannides, M., Addison, A., Georgopoulus, A. & Kalisperis, L. (Eds.) (pp. 181-194). Multi-Science Publishing.
- Galeazzi, F., Di Giuseppantonio Di Franco, P. & Dell'Unto, N. (2010). 3D Cybermaps of Western Han Mural Tombs. In Forte, M. (Ed.) (pp. 97-107). BAR International.
- Dell'Unto, N., Di Ioia, M. & Palombini, A. (2007). La documentazione digitale. In Forte, M. (Ed.) (pp. 136-147). L'erma di Bretschneider.
- Dell'Unto, N., Pietroni, E. & Rufa, C. (2007). La Comunicazione. In Forte, M. (Ed.) (pp. 217-234). L'erma di Bretschneider.
Conference contributions (17)
- Landeschi, G., Apel, J., Lindgren, S. & Dell'Unto, N. (2018). An exploratory use of 3D for investigating a prehistoric stratigraphic sequence.
- Landeschi, G., Dell'Unto, N., Ferdani, D., Leander Touati, A.-M. & Lindgren, S. (2015). Enhanced 3D-GIS : Documenting Insula V 1 in Pompeii. In Giligny, F., Djindjian, F., Costa,, L., Moscati, P. & Robert, S. (Eds.) (pp. 349-360). Archaeopress.
- Bezzi, L. & Dell'Unto, N. (2013). Rilievo tridimensionale di reperti archeologici : tecniche a confronto. In Catone, F. (Ed.) Quaderni del Centro Studi Magna Grecia (pp. 141-152), 13. Naus.
- Dell'Unto, N., Callieri, M., Dellepiane, M., Leander Touati, A.-M., Lindgren, S. & Larsson, C. (2013). Pompeii revived : Scanning Mission - insula V 1. In Earl, G., Sly, T., Chrysanthi, A., Murrieta-Flores, P., Papadopoulos, C., Romanowska, I. & Wheatley, D. (Eds.) (pp. 199-207). Amsterdam University Press.
- Dell'Unto, N., Wallergård, M., Dellepiane, M., Lindgren, S., Petersson, B. & Paardekooper, R. (2013). An Experiment of Integrated Technologies in Digital Archaeology : Creation of New Pipelines to Increase the Perception of Archaeological Data. In Contreras, F., Farjas, M. & Melero, J. (Eds.) (pp. 463-468). Archaeopress.
- Callieri, M., Dell'Unto, N., Dellepiane, M., Scopigno, R., Söderberg, B. & Larsson, L. (2011). Documentation and Interpretation of an Archeological Excavation: an experience with Dense Stereo Reconstruction tools. In Dellepiane, M., Nicolucci, F., Pena Serna, S., Rushmeier, H. & Van Gool, L. (Eds.) (pp. 33-40). Eurographics Association.
- Forte, M., Dell'Unto, N., Di Giuseppantonio Di Franco, P., Galeazzi, F., Liuzza, C. & Pescarin, S. (2010). The Virtual Museum of the Western Han Dynasty: 3D Documentation and Interpretation. In Campana, S., Forte, M. & Liuzza, C. (Eds.) (pp. 195-199), S2118. Archaeopress.
- Forte, M., Pescarin, S., Pietroni, E. & Dell'Unto, N. (2010). An integrated approach to Archaeology: From the Fieldwork to Virtual Reality Systems. In Nicolucci, F. & Hermon, S. (Eds.) (pp. 325-334).
- Forte, M., Pietroni, E. & Dell'Unto, N. (2008). 3D Multiuser Domain and Virtual Ecosystems for Transmission and Communication of Cultural Heritage.
- Dell'Unto, N. & Bonini, E. (2007). Valorization of the ex-church of San Ponziano.
- Dell'Unto, N., Di Ioia, M., Galeazzi, F., Moro, A., Pietroni, E., Vassallo, V. & Vico, L. (2007). The reconstruction of the archaeological landscape through virtual reality applications: a discussion about methodology.
- Galeazzi, F., Di Ioia, M., Dell'Unto, N., Dettori, D. & Liscia, G. (2007). Scavo, ricostruzione e musealizzazione del sito archeologico di Santa Maria di Tergu.
- Dell'Unto, N., Galeazzi, F. & Di Ioia, M. (2006). Via Flaminia project: relief and post processing data techniques.
- Forte, M. & Dell'Unto, N. (2006). Tambo Colorado Project: risultati preliminari.
- Vico, L., Moro, A., Galeazzi, F., Di Ioia, M. & Dell'Unto, N. (2006). Integrated methodologies for data elaboration and real time: Villa of Livia (Via Flaminia project)”.
- Pietroni, E., Pescarin, S., Forte, M. & Dell'Unto, N. (2005). The narrative approach of virtual heritage real-time applications. Archaeopress.
- Buccellati, F., Dell'Unto, N. & Forte, M. (2003). The Mozan Urkesh Archaeological Project: an Integrated Approach of Spatial Technologies. Archaeopress.
Supervision at Lund University (1)
Research portal (Lund University)
Teaching
Teaching autumn 2018
- AKSK04, Classical Archaeology and Ancient History: B.A. Course - Level 3
- ARKA21, Archaeology
- ARKH04, Historical Archaeology: B.A. Course - Level 3
- ARKK04, Archaeology: B.A. Course - Level 3
- ARKN12, Archaeology and Ancient History: Buildings as Archaelogy - the Analysis of Complex Built Environments
- ARKN15, Archaeology and Ancient History: Field Archaeology in Theory and Practice
- HOSK04, Historical Osteology: B. A. Course - Level 3
- SASH85, The Emergence of European Culture
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