AN OVERVIEW IN THE 3D DIGITIZATION OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL MATERIALS IN ARGENTINA

Abstract

The 3D digitization methodology generates an approach from the audiovisual experience to the
archaeological materials. In Argentine archeology, these methodologies acquired great momentum
from the implementation of Law 26,899 for the Creation of Institutional Digital Repositories of Open
Access, Own or Shared. In addition, there is a National Network of Digital Archeology focused on 3D
digitization for the preservation, communication and sharing of data. In this work we seek to reflect
on the social relationships that such methodologies promote and the way in which they affect
archaeological practice. To this end, we reveal a set of 3D virtualization projects for archaeological
materials, through interviews with their referents and the survey of their virtual spaces. In this way,
we problematize its impact on research and on the management of archaeological heritage, with the
purpose of generating reflective inputs that provide feedback for the development of this type of
virtualization experiences in Argentine archeology.