The structures uncovered in Ancona were measured using 
traditional topographic methods to obtain a plan (complete with 
heights) true to an approximation of 5 cm. 
This survey was the first step of the work, and allowed to obtain 
a model of the site before the excavation (in situ state). We then 
proceeded to the graphic reconstruction of the Roman 
warehouses to obtain a virtual reality depicting the salient 
features of Ancona's Roman harbour warehouses in the 2™ 
century A.D. 
First, after transferring the plan by reporting all the heights of 
the different levels into an Autocad software, we modelled the 
present state of the excavation; then, after identifying the items 
of Roman time and removing all later ones (e.g. medieval 
additions), we began to model the warehouses by identifying 
two type cells ascribable to the two building periods, the epochs 
of Augustus and Trajan, respectively. 
This process yielded two models, one of the present state of the 
excavation, the other depicting the reconstruction of the Roman 
harbour warehouses of the 2™ century A.D. 
These models were subsequently imported into programme 
3Dstudio Max. Here, using mapping and visual simulation 
procedures, we obtained a three-dimensional virtual reality 
showing the site before the excavation with the finds in their 
current condition and a functional subdivision of the buildings 
of the different periods, and subsequently the reconstruction of 
the harbour warehouses, including their interior, which may 
eventually be used to design a plan for the reclamation of the 
area. 
  
  
La Fase Augustea 
  
  
This virtual reality film on P.C. shall be presented at the 
meeting. 
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