Trajan's markets, Rome
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Often true that when lacking exact archaeological data (and this is pretty much the case in every "modern" city with antique origin) you need to do some "guesswork" in order to be able to visualize an ancient settlement. That's what I did with my "Gothic" project and what I will have to do when trying to make a visual assumption how my town may have looked like in Roman times. Fortunately the most precious parts (the early Christian cenetery buildings) of it are around the cathedral and that area is not too densely built in.
As for Rome and the "old, museum model" itself, I think the main point is not necessarily archaeological accuracy but to give the visitor an impression how "impressive" the city was in the imperial period. Surely when having relevant data about a site, the better it is to reconstruct it as accurately as posible. But all reconstructions involve some "guessing" from a certain point. How would you reconstruct a building like this in the picture, knowing that it was probably never finished?
I'm still thinking about it. Should I "rebuild" it to the point we are suspecting it was built up or should I guess how it may have looked if they had finished it? Just for visitors, you know, to let them understand.
Nice links from everybody though and interesting sites. Thanks.
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I agree: creating an overall impression of size and grandeur is a useful aim, and I'm sure the big Rome model will do that very well. As long as an explanation is available to viewers that sets out the basis on which the model was made, imaginitive interpretation can really help them visualise a site. If I were you I might make an 'accurate' model and also your 'as if it were finished' model, and allow visitors to compare them.
Poster: MCN2304
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Yes, that's probably what I'm going to do. Besides modelling all 24 buildings we have found so far as they are now - maybe even building the current museum above them. We should start publishing the details anyway soon.
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just to say this thread is quite interesting.
@unknownuser said:
I'm still thinking about it. Should I "rebuild" it to the point we are suspecting it was built up or should I guess how it may have looked if they had finished it? Just for visitors, you know, to let them understand.
both tasks
one can lead to the other
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Well, then I guess I'll have to build both...
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Please could you keep us posted about your progress, Gaieus? I'd be interested to see how your project works out. I had a meeting yesterday with a colleague involved in making a model of a Roman villa for a museum display, and am getting interested in the application of reconstructive modelling in various branches of historical and archaeological studies.
Best regards,
Matthew.
Poster: MCN2304
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Mat, OK, I'll put some kind of a "presentation" together on the web and post the results here. I still need some time to do that, though.
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Hello, can we download the trajan market ?
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Impressive model!
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