Computational sciences have proven to be highly effective across various domains within the pure and natural sciences. Currently, our research endeavors to expand the application of computational methods to the realm of archaeology. The primary objective of our work is the creation of a pipeline that seamlessly transforms LiDAR scans of archaeological sites into simulation-ready models. This involves meticulous processing, decimation, and preparation of the scans for simulation purposes, followed by appropriate choice of mathematical models and simulations methods. A key question we are aiming to address is how to deal with incomplete information which is a ubiquitous problem in archaeology.
This work is done in collaboration with archaeologists at the Institute of Histroy (IHIST) in the University of Luxembourg. Jointly, we are working with data from the archaeological site in Tel Nabi Yunus (TNY) in Mosul, Iraq.
Funding
This work is funded by a 400k € grant from the Institute of Advanced Studies (IAS) of the University of Luxembourg, under their AUDACITY program.
Team
co-PIs: Prof. Stéphane Bordas (Legato), Prof. Andrea Binsfeld (IHIST)
Postdoc researcher: Dr. Pratik Suchde (Legato)
PhD researcher: Juan Aguilar (IHIST)