Monthly Archives - July 2024

July 2024

Internal meeting between CUT members for ENGINEER WP6

Members of the CUT research team convened earlier today to discuss ongoing activities and outline the next steps for Work Package 6: Exploratory Research Project. The discussion focused on the integration of 360° photography with point cloud data to generate a 3D textured mesh, which will be used for subsequent Finite Element Method (FEM) analysis. It is important to emphasize that this task is a collaborative effort involving all laboratories within the CUT research group, including the EOCULT Lab, Geospatial...

Project Coordinator attended the “Repatriation ceremony of archaeological and ecclesiastical artifacts from Munich”

Assistant Professor Athos Agapiou, Project Coordinator for the ENGINEER European Project, attended the "Repatriation Ceremony of Archaeological and Ecclesiastical Artifacts from Munich" as an honorary member of the National Committee for the Combating of Looting and Illicit Trafficking of Cultural Heritage. The ceremony was held on Monday, July 22, 2024, at the Cyprus Museum. This significant event was graced by the presence of several esteemed guests, including the President of the Republic of Cyprus and the Archbishop of New Justiniana...

IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium “Acting for Sustainability and Resilience” 7 – 12 July, 2024 • Athens, Greece

We are excited to announce that Argyro Argyrou recently presented her groundbreaking research paper titled "Archaeological Surface Ceramics Detection Using Low Altitude Images Based on Weak Learners" at the IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS) 2024. This year's symposium, themed “Acting for Sustainability and Resilience,” took place from July 7-12 in Athens, Greece. Argyro's presentation was held on Thursday, July 11, 2024, from 16:20 to 17:20, as part of the session THPB.PA: Geoscience and Remote Sensing for Cultural...

360° Camera Documentation by Prof. Dimitrios Skarlatos at the Tombs of the Kings for ENGINEER project

On July 9th, Professor Dimitrios Skarlatos visited the Tombs of the Kings to carry out an important documentation effort for the ENGINEER research project. Equipped with a sophisticated 360° camera, he focused on capturing detailed images of Tomb 7, and possibly Tomb 4, as part of the project’s activities under Work Package 6. These high-resolution photographs are not just for archival purposes; they will be meticulously processed and analyzed to enhance our understanding of the site and contribute significantly to...

ENGINEER team visit at PWD

In the context of the structural assessment and monitoring activities on the Tomb of the Kings in Paphos, initiated during the second (2nd) Project’s summer school, members of the ENGINEER CUT team visited the Laboratory Sector of the Public Work Department (LSPWD) to explore potential collaboration. The collaboration involves utilizing the ultrasonic system available at LSPWD for further mechanical properties testing of the Tombs of the Kings. The team, consisting of Dr. Nicholas Kyriakides, Dr. Orestes Marangos and Dr. Renos...