TECTONIC — TEchnological Consortium TO develop sustaiNabIlity of underwater Cultural heritage

Results in brief

TEchnological Consortium TO develop sustaiNabIlity of underwater Cultural heritage

The TECTONIC project focused on the documentation, conservation, and accessibility of Underwater Cultural Heritage (UCH), recognizing its importance for preserving human history and traditions. Its main objective was to foster intersectoral collaboration between academic and non-academic professionals, encouraging the exchange of skills and expertise to develop and assess innovative materials, technologies, tools, and methodologies for the protection of UCH. Research application, knowledge enhancement, and result dissemination were central to improving strategies for safeguarding underwater archaeological and historical assets and ensuring their enjoyment by future generations. To achieve these goals, the TECTONIC consortium carried out innovation and development activities based on the following objectives: Study, documentation, and 3D reconstruction of selected pilot sites; - Development of decision-support tools for UCH risk assessment in changing environmental conditions; - Definition of studies, protocols, and procedures for preservation and conservation activities; - Development of open, low-cost robotic solutions for UCH inspection, documentation, and monitoring; - Raising public awareness of the value and preservation of underwater cultural heritage. All activities were supported by targeted training programs and laboratory and fieldwork sessions, designed to stimulate innovation and promote the transfer of research results into marketable solutions. The project adopted an interdisciplinary and intersectoral approach, involving researchers, companies, public institutions, and other stakeholders. Dissemination of results was promoted through participation in national and international events, conferences, workshops, as well as through dedicated websites and social media channels. Acitivies were also addressed to foster the sinergy with on going Interreg and HORIZON EU Projects focusing on cultural hertiage safeguarding in a changing environment. Coordinated by the University of Calabria and structured into seven work packages, the TECTONIC project involved 60 participants in secondment programs combining research and training activities, significantly contributing to capacity building and awareness in the field of underwater cultural heritage.

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Project objective

Documentation and conservation of Underwater Cultural Heritage (UCH) is crucial to preserve humankind’s history and traditions, safeguarding tangible testimonies of past human life while ensuring its accessibility to present and future generations. TECTONIC project will promote an intersectoral collaboration between academic and non-academic professionals (such as technical experts, archaeologists, conservator, geologists, engineers, computer scientists) working in different topics related to the UCHs to respond and find solutions to the complex issues still existing in the field of UCH. The overall aim is the exchange of skills and expertise, the training activities for the implementation, improvement and assessment of innovative materials, techniques, tools and methodologies to develop solutions and marketable products for the conservation, restoration and management of the UCH (objects, artefacts, structures, remains etc.). To achieve its overall aim, TECTONIC project will undertake innovation and development activities driven by the following objectives: Study, documentation and 3D reconstruction of the selected pilot sites; Decision support tool for UCH risk assessment in a changing environment; Conservation studies, protocols and suitable procedures for preservation/conservation activities; Development of open and low-cost robotic solutions for the inspection, documentation and monitoring of UCH; Raising the public awareness and knowledge about the importance to preserve the underwater historical and archaeological heritage. All the objectives will be devoted to stimulate new ideas that would bring to the development of new marketable products by capitalizing on the research results that will be achieved in the project, creating a link between business, research and higher education.

Original text from CORDIS.

Participants

UNIVERSITA DELLA CALABRIA · ARCAVACATA DI RENDECoordinatorItaly
3D RESEARCH SRL · RENDEItaly
ATLANTIS SYMVOULEFTIKI ANONYMI ETAIREIA ATLANTIS CONSULTING SA · THESSALONIKIGreece
CONSEJO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS Y TECNICAS (CONICET) · Buenos AiresArgentina
CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE RICERCHE · RomaItaly
H2O ROBOTICS DOO ZA USLUGE · ZagrebCroatia
IDRYMA TECHNOLOGIAS KAI EREVNAS · IRAKLEIOGreece
MINISTERIO DE CULTURA DE LA NACIÓN · Buenos AiresArgentina
MINISTERIO DE EDUCACION, CULTURA, CIENCIA Y TECNOLOGIA · CabaArgentina
MINISTERO DELLA CULTURA · RomaItaly
PANEPISTIMIO PATRON · RIO PATRASGreece
PROLEXIA SARL · LA SEYNE SUR MERFrance
SYNPO AKCIOVA SPOLECNOST · PARDUBICECzechia
UNIVERSIDAD DE SALAMANCA · SalamancaSpain

TECTONIC · TEchnological Consortium TO develop sustaiNabIlity of underwater Cultural heritage

Results in brief

TEchnological Consortium TO develop sustaiNabIlity of underwater Cultural heritage

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