Modelling the Absences through Survey: the Case Study of Syracuse

Reading and disseminating information drawn out of (more or less readable) signs from complex places contribute to the “protection” of memory, meant as the contrasting process of any deleting action caused by the evolutionary processes of conformity of the urban system. According to this approach, the implementation is fundamentally important of the correct instruments. In particular, when the elements become extremely rarefied, “absent” so to say, the representation carried out with the most innovative technologies is suitable for several objectives, as it combines the need for accurate knowledge with the need for communication, enhancement and remote interaction. The aim of the present research is to master the remote interaction of the archaeological monuments of Syracuse which are actually “absent” either because their state of ruins doesn’t allow their perception or because they are “hidden”, not really visible. In this context, their interpretation has been carried out with a methodology which considers survey the codeveloped instrument of analysis able to support the research. The modeling of the archaeological survey data offers the chance for dissemination and protection of cultural heritage.