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La Sardegna cresce con l’Europa Nuorese Territory Castle Giants’ tomb of Project jointly funded by the European Union of Fava S’Ena ’e Thomes Operational programme ERDF 2007 – 2013 Posada Dorgali 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 We thank the Superintendence for the Architectural, Landscape, Historical, Artistic and Ethno- Nuorese Anthropological Heritage for the provinces of Sassari, Olbia, Tempio and Nuoro, for the kind cooperation. Territory Castle of Fava | Posada Giants’ tomb of S’Ena ’e Thomes | Dorgali Cultural heritage Unicity Srl: Sardinia Virtual Archaeology Coordination and Production 3D and 3D Render Reconstruction Nuorese and Production Virtual Guided Territory Visits and Virtual Views Production Communication and Multimedia Castle of Fava Testaluna Srl: Text: Mrs. Maria Grazia Arru 3D Planning and Interactivity Giants tomb Polonord Adeste Srl: of S’Ena ’e Thomes USB Pendrive Production Text: Mrs. Emanuela Atzeni Imago Multimedia Snc: Cultural heritage sites Texts, Graphics and Photographs of the sites Text: Mr. Giulio Concu inside the Digital and Paper Guide Mrs. Maria Grazia Porcu FSG Sas - Unicity Srl: Cultural heritage Interactive multimedial stations 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 Nuorese 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. Betyls of Tamuli, Macomer 6 Sardegna Virtual Archaeology General map of Sardinia Nuorese territory Castello Posada della Fava Olbia Porto Torres Sassari Gallura Castello Posada della Fava S’Ena ’e Thomes Alghero Sassarese S’Ena ’e Thomes Nuoro Nuoro Dorgali Dorgali Nuorese Nuorese Oristanese Oristano Ogliastra Medio Campidano Cagliaritano Cagliari Iglesiente Sulcis Giants’ tomb Castle of S’Ena ’e Thomes of Fava (Dorgali) (Posada) Posada • Castle of Fava From its raised position you can easily control the surrounding plain, the mouth of the river Posada and a wide area of the Sardinian he castle of Fava stands on a high eastern coastline. It had a strategic role in limestone hill overlooking the village defending the territory just because you Tof Posada, in the province of Nuoro could easily catch sight of the enemies and in northern-eastern area of Sardinia. coming from the sea or from the inner areas ↑ View of the Rock of Posada ↓Reconstruction of the rock and of the tower Facade of the tower 10 Sardegna Virtual Archaeology Sardegna Virtual Archaeology 11 of the island. Moreover, it was erected in the Arboreas, the castle and the village of Posada curtain walls that were built directly on the The external perimeter, of which poor proximity of the road a Portu Tibulas-Carales , passed definitively into the Spanish’ hands in rocky outcrop and were provided with remains are left, contained a wide area and built by the Romans to link the city of Cagliari 1409, to be later given in fief to the Spanish ramparts and crenellated battlements, from presented some sea-oriented embrasures to to the area of the present Santa Teresa di family of Carroz in 1431 and elevated to the which the soldiers could monitor the catch sight of the enemy ships. Gallura, passing through the eastern peerage. Beyond the castle itself, the surrounding territory and defend the A door allowed to overcome the first coastline. It is unknown the precise date of its stronghold of “Fava” included also a fortified stronghold from the enemy attack. enclosure and to enter the area delimited by construction, but it was built in the second village. Originally the hamlet of Posada was half of the 13 th century as attested by some maybe on the west side of the castle, in the documents. It was erected by the noble Pisan area where today stands the quarter of family of Visconti – ruler of the Gallura Santa Caterina. Between the second half kingdom and who lived in the castle – along of the 15 th and the beginning