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The colonnade of the Salamis Gymnasium was excavated in 1890 (Arthur, Munro & Tubbs, 1891) and interpreted as part of a Temple of Zeus. The area was recognized as a thermal complex following new excavations in 1925 [9], which therein uncovered partially three vaulted aulae. The building is a stratified palimpsest, reconstructed over the ruins of several earthquakes. First built during the rule of Augustus, archaeologists have dated one phase of the complex to the principate of Trajan 98-117 AD [25]. Others agree on dating the thermal buildings to the II century [9].

The study of archaeological structures is, of course, heterogeneous. It is related to various factors such as the site chronology, its location and consistency. Analysis and interpretation of archaeological heritage is a painstaking activity that includes a wide range of interdisciplinary subjects and competences. This work is conducted by various types of professionals: architects, archaeologists, art historians, computer scientists, etc.

Cultural heritage (CH) can be understood as a complexity of activities in a very wide range of disciplines
whose aim is to identify, evaluate, and preserve past achievements for the benefit of next generation in
having memory of the past and inspiration from it for future enhancements and appreciation of current
results. Many are thus the disciplines that concurrently can help in identifying, comprehending, and
transmitting to future generations CH values as well as in stimulating the inspiration of present and future

The book could be a set of examples and experiences in various fields of Cultural Heritage (Architecture,
archaeology, historical centers, small artefacts, but also frescoes, paintings, sculptures, etc.). In the
book will be also a tool to present the most advanced examples and applications of new technologies on
cultural heritage. The scientific content will concern: architectural representation (included modelling
and rendering), in its broadest sense of knowledge mean, of instrument for values understanding, of

The theme section of this issue of Adamantius collects the proceedings of the international conference The Coptic book between the 6th and the 8th centuries: codicological features, places of production, intellectual trends (Rome, “Sapienza” Università di Roma – Academia Belgica, 21-22 September 2017)1, organized within the scientific activities of the ERC project “PAThs - Tracking Papyrus and Parchment Paths: An Archaeological Atlas of Coptic Literature.

This article deals with some methodological aspects related to the use of the so-called ‘legacy data’ and proposes some theoretical and practical points of reflection based on best practices that archaeologists can follow in their daily work with diverse data manipulation and creation. Moreover, the concept of ‘legacy data’ requires deeper consideration, to better define and contextualise its use within the scope of digital archaeological theory and practice.

A research project aimed at the study of the archaeological context of the Basilica Julia in the Roman Forum (Rome, Italy) and the transformation phases of the building involved the use of different techniques of geophysical prospecting. In particular, Ground-penetrating Radar (GPR) and Electrical Resistivity Tomography (ERT) surveys were carried out in order to record the buried structures of the Basilica and the previous buildings laying in the southern part of the Forum.

Since 2012 seven excavation campaigns have been carried out at Abu Tbeirah, a 3rd mill. BC city located near Nasiriyah. The paper will present the results of the interdisciplinary researches carried out in these years and the discoveries in the excavated areas, that are shedding new light on the life of a 3rd mill. BC southern Mesopotamian city. Moreover, the preliminary results of the 2017 excavation of Abu Tbeirah harbor, a huge artificial basin surrounded by a rampart and linked to the main canal crossing the Tell, will be presented as well.

The article presents the results of the frst campaign carried out at Eridu, entered (since 2016) in the World Heritage List of UNESCO, by the Iraqi-Italian-French mission led by F. D’Agostino and P. Quenet. The excavations of the limestone retaining wall at SW of Site (Mound) 1 and of the area outside the temenos where the Ubaid cemetery laid are introduced, together with the study of the epigraphic material found during the diggings. The geomagnetic and aerial survey with UAV (photogrammetry) of Sites 3, 4 and 5 are presented as well.

Preliminary analysis of an archaeological site requires the acquisition of information by several diverse diagnostic techniques. Remote sensing plays an important role especially in spatially ex-tended and not easily accessible sites for the purposes of preventive and rescue archaeology, landscape archaeology, and intervention planning. In this paper, we present a case study of a de-tailed topographic survey based on a light detection and ranging (LiDAR) sensor carried by an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV; also known as drone).