La Sardegna cresce con l’Europa Sulcis-Iglesiente Territory Necropolis of Archaeological area Project jointly funded by the European Union Is Pirixeddus of Monte Sirai Operational programme ERDF 2007 – 2013 Sant’Antioco Carbonia 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- Sulcis-Iglesiente Anthropological Heritage for the metropolitan city of Cagliari and for the provinces of Oristano, Medio Campidano, Carbonia-Iglesias and Ogliastra for the kind cooperation. Territory Necropolis of Is Pirixeddus | S. Antioco Archaeological area of Monte Sirai | Carbonia Cultural heritage Unicity Srl: Sardegna Virtual Archaeology Coordination and Production 3D and 3D Render Reconstruction Sulcis-Iglesiente and Production Virtual Guided Territory Visits and Virtual Views Production Communication and Multimedia Necropolis of Testaluna Srl: Is Pirixeddus 3D Planning and Interactivity Text: Mrs. Cinzia Olianas Polonord Adeste Srl: Archaeological area USB Pendrive Production of Monte Sirai Text: Mrs. Giuseppina Manca di Mores Imago Multimedia Snc: Mr. Marcello Madau Texts, Graphics and Photographs of the sites inside the Digital and Paper Guide Cultural heritage sites FSG Sas - Unicity Srl: Cultural heritage Text: Mr. Giulio Concu Interactive multimedial stations and Mrs. Claudia Cocco technical support The project “Cultural heritage Sardegna Virtual Archaeology” he archaeological and architectonic immaterial aspects can be easily found and heritage of Sardinia offers a lot of they are fundamental elements of the Tunusual traits compared to the other nowadays Sardinian identity heritage. The Mediterranean territories. Its peculiarities essential aspects of the Sardinian are concentrated in particular between the archaeology and architecture are well known, late pre-history and the proto-history and even if in a partial way, thanks to those have their apex in the Nuragic civilization . excellent examples of the Nuragic complex However, some other distinctive historical- of Barumini or the Romanesque church of time features of Sardinia come from the Saccargia, which are already part of a significant presence of the Phoenician, common heritage ; but in a world where Punic, Roman and Byzantine civilizations. A gathering information is relatively simple, the new and specific culture arose from the public administration has the duty of interaction of the local culture with those presenting the culture of Sardinia in an outer civilizations: its material and objective and complete way, so that it could be available for any kind of experts and or any people without experience. That is why innovative educational products connected the R.A.S. ( Regional Administration of to the Sardinian places of culture, creating an Sulcis-Iglesiente Sardinia) has chosen to stimulate the integrated system of sites and monuments spectacular aspects of some of the main that will be rebuilt with the use of the most archaeological and architectonic remains, recent 3D technologies. So, the Sardinian 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. Mining of Porto Flavia , Masua 6 Sardegna Virtual Archaeology General map of Sardinia Sulcis-Iglesiente territory Olbia Porto Torres Iglesias Sassari Gallura Alghero Sassarese Iglesiente Nuoro Nuorese Monte Sirai Oristanese Carbonia Oristano Ogliastra Sulcis Is Pirixeddus Sant’Antioco Medio Campidano Cagliaritano Iglesias Cagliari Iglesiente Carbonia Monte Sirai Sulcis Is Pirixeddus Sant’Antioco Necropolis Archaeological area of Is Pirixeddus of Monte Sirai (Sant’Antioco) (Carbonia) Sant’Antioco • Necropolis of the urban settlement, whose tombs were of Is Pirixeddus carved inside a rocky hill. What you can see and partially visit today is the remain of a Punic necropolis that was used about from he ancient Punic inhabitants of Sulky , the end of the 6 th -5 th century to the 3 rd the actual town of Sant’Antioco, used century B.C. Afterwards the necropolis was Tto bury their dead at a necropolis out reused by the Romans during the Republican ↑↓ Reconstruction of one sector of the necropolis of Is Pirixeddus ↓ Panoramic reconstruction of the entrance dròmoi Reconstruction of the burial chambers carved into the outcrop 10 Sardegna Virtual Archaeology Sardegna Virtual Archaeology 11 Age (between the 2 nd and the 1 st century B.C.) catacomb by connecting some of the burial (arcosolium tomb); sometimes these tombs 1) the catacombs of Sant’Antioco; and also during the Imperial Age (at least chambers and creating new burial spaces, like were decorated with paintings. The two 2) the catacombs of Santa Rosa, under the during the entire 1 st century B.C.). Later, since rectangular graves into the floor or recesses main nucleuses of the sepulchral galleries same parish church but very small being the 4 th -5 th century A.D., the old necropolis into the walls to obtain a sarcophagus are under the parish church of Sant’Antioco formed by just two rooms. was transformed by the first Christians into a surmounted sometimes by a small arch and they are: Another small nucleus of the old necropolis, ↑ Reconstruction of the arcosolium ↓ Entrance to some tombs converted ↑ A Roman cappuccina tomb ↓ A cappuccina tomb and a box grave ↓ sepulchre of Is Pirixeddus ↓ into houses at the hypogeal village 12 Sardegna Virtual Archaeology Sardegna Virtual Archaeology 13 in the area called Is Pirixeddus , was