La Sardegna cresce con l’Europa Cagliaritano Territory Basilica of Archaeological area Project jointly funded by the European Union San Saturnino of Sant’Eulalia Operational programme ERDF 2007 – 2013 Cagliari Cagliari EUROPEAN UNION ERDF - European Regional Development Fund - Axis I, Activity line 1.2.3.a. REPUBBLICA ITALIANA P.O.R. ERDF Sardinia 2007-2013, Line 1 “Information Society”, Specific Goal 1.2. “Promoting and developing the information society with a particular attention to those key aspects that will sustain the development of the territory and the quality of life, as health, education and the promotion of culture”, Operational Goal 1.2.3. “Increasing the production of the digital contents”, Action Line of 1.2.3.a. “Actions for the production, publication and sharing on the web and on new media (DTV, mobile T, etc.) of digital contents concerning Sardinia’s culture, literature, music, territory and images for a social fruition”. Cultural heritage Cagliaritano We thank the Superintendence for the Architectural, Landscape, Historical, Artistic and Ethno-An - thropological Heritage for the metropolitan city of Cagliari and for the provinces of Oristano, Medio Campidano, Carbonia-Iglesias and Ogliastra, for the kind cooperation. Territory Basilica of San Saturnino | Cagliari Archaeological area of Sant’Eulalia | Cagliari Cultural heritage Unicity Srl: Sardegna Virtual Archaeology Coordination and Production 3D and 3D Render Reconstruction Cagliaritano and Production Virtual Guided Territory Visits and Virtual Views Production Communication and Multimedia Basilica of San Saturnino Testaluna Srl: Text: Mrs. Lucia Mura 3D Planning and Interactivity Mrs. Rossana Martorelli Polonord Adeste Srl: Archeological area USB Pendrive Production of Sant’Eulalia Text: Mrs. Claudia Cocco Imago Multimedia Snc: Mrs. Francesca Collu Texts, Graphics and Photographs of the sites inside the Digital and Paper Guide Cultural heritage sites FSG Sas - Unicity Srl: Cultural heritage Text: Mrs. Emanuela Atzeni Interactive multimedial stations Mr. Giulio Concu and technical support The project “Cultural heritage Sardegna Virtual Archaeology” he archaeological and architectonic aspects can be easily found and they are heritage of Sardinia offers a lot of fundamental elements of the nowadays Tunusual traits compared to the other Sardinian identity heritage. The essential Mediterranean territories. Its peculiarities are aspects of the Sardinian archaeology and concentrated in particular between the late architecture are well known, even if in a pre-history and the proto-history and have partial way, thanks to those excellent their apex in the Nuragic civilization . examples of the Nuragic complex of Barumini However, some other distinctive historical- or the Romanesque church of Saccargia, time features of Sardinia come from the which are already part of a common heritage ; significant presence of the Phoenician, Punic, but in a world where gathering information is Roman and Byzantine civilizations. A new relatively simple, the public administration and specific culture arose from the has the duty of presenting the culture of interaction of the local culture with those Sardinia in an objective and complete way, so outer civilizations: its material and immaterial that it could be available for any kind of experts and or any people without innovative educational products connected experience. That is why the R.A.S. ( Regional to the Sardinian places of culture, creating an Cagliaritano Administration of Sardinia) has chosen to integrated system of sites and monuments stimulate the spectacular aspects of some of that will be rebuilt with the use of the most the main archaeological and architectonic recent 3D technologies. So, the Sardinian remains, which were already built in dramatic heritage will be available for any kind of user landscapes that could fascinate even the through high quality products characterized least interested visitor. But the real challenge by fascinating graphics and rich interactive lies in contextualizing the archaeological sites information. With these purposes, seventeen in their cultural environment. The idea comes sites among the most significant of the from the concept that the remains of ancient Sardinian history and culture, deployed in cultures can “tell a story” when they are eight areas of interests , have been virtually “examined” all together, as if they were the reconstructed with three-dimensional and pages of a book that otherwise would be realistic features , as a result of an accurate incomprehensible at the end. Basically, the research on the bibliographic and project aims to illustrate a monument or a cartographic material. The digital site showing the reasons why it is interesting reconstructions meet those reconstructive not just for itself but also and above all for its hypotheses that have been validated by the importance in the surrounding cultural and scientific and academic community and that natural environment. This aspect is essential originate from the excavations, the field and useful for the interpretation of the today researches, the historical-archaeological and world: it helps us to understand why we artistic studies. Therefore, the 3D should preserve our archaeological and reconstructions offer the highest degree of architectonical heritage , beyond its fidelity to the original building or site, monumentality and although pertinent to reproducing the surrounding natural cultures, as for instance the Roman one, that landscape and the archaeological are usually considered extraneous to the environment with the external structures, the identitarian inheritance. The ways through inner spaces and real-life settings. The which this kind of knowledge should be ultimate digital product will be available at spread, are set depending on the media to some of the most important cultural places of which they are addressed for its fruition. Still, Sardinia, as for instance museums and the available products will go beyond the universities, and at the so-called “access mere didactic presentation of the site to points”, that are specific public spaces where come to a wider and complete description the interactive multimedia posts will be from all cultural points of view. installed and accessible to all visitors. Moreover, the product will be available on Content and purpose of the project digital support to be distributed during conventions, fairs, forum and tourism The project “Sardinian Virtual Archaeology exhibitions. In fact, the specific purpose of Cultural Heritage” was set up with the aim to the RAS’ “Linea di Attività 1.2.3.a” aims to enhance the so-called “Homogeneous increase the production, divulgation and System of Visual Identity” that the R.A.S. has sharing of digital contents referring to already started with the main purpose to Sardinian cultural assets, so to improve the create an instrument of safeguard and knowledge of the diverse users and to promotion of the Sardinian cultural heritage. enhance the education of the different Besides, the project contributes to the segments of students, in view of a useful improvement of the scientific, didactic and socio-cultural repercussion on the territory. Nuraghe Arrùbiu, Orroli 6 Sardegna Virtual Archaeology General map of Sardinia Cagliaritano territory Olbia Porto Torres Sassari Gallura Alghero Sassarese Nuoro Cagliaritano Nuorese Oristanese Cagliari Oristano Ogliastra Sant’Eulalia San Saturnino Medio Campidano Cagliaritano Cagliari San Saturnino S’ant’Eulalia Iglesiente Sulcis Basilica of Archaeological area San Saturnino of Sant’Eulalia (Cagliari) (Cagliari) Cagliari • Basilica a burial place since the Punic and the Roman of San Saturnino ages. Today the necropolis is in the eastern side of the city of Cagliari, while in the past it was outside the city walls and included lots of he basilica of San Saturnino was tombs dated back to the early Christian and probably built during the 4 th century the Byzantine ages. All around the church Ton the tomb of the Christian local there are several tombs of different type: martyr. Previously, the entire area was used as fossa tombs, cupa tombs – burial monuments ↑ Reconstruction of the necropolis: box graves, “cappuccina” tombs, mausoleums ↓ Stones with funerary inscriptions Reconstruction of the basilica of San Saturnino 10 Sardegna Virtual Archaeology Sardegna Virtual Archaeology 11 characterized by a base surmounted by a from the Roman age to the Late Antiquity. under the nearby church dedicated to San after the discovery of the supposed San semi-cylindrical covering – buried Lucifero – a bishop of Cagliari who lived in Lucifero’s tomb. The burial complex was sarcophaguses and the remains of burial The necropolis under the church the 4 th century and was a champion of originally composed of three burial chambers buildings of different size that sometimes of San Lucifero orthodoxy and an intransigent opponent of also known as “underground churches” or are provided with mosaics and date back The remains of some other tombs are kept Arianism – which was built in the 17 th century sacellum of San Lussorio, Rude and San ↑ Remains of “cappuccina” tombs and box graves ↓ A mosaic floor ↑ Funerary building (mausoleum) ↓ Façade of a funerary building with a glimpse of the interior 12 Sardegna Virtual Archaeology Sardegna Virtual Archaeology 13 Lucifero. The chambers presented a small of the three “underground churches” include square room that was connected to a wider the corridor that leads to the first