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Adaptive Pneubotics in the Service of Heritage Presentation: the Cemetery of Manastirine, Salona

The remains of the basilica and cemetery of Manastirine constitute a highly important Early Christian site in Europe. Though unpolluted by layers of the later periods, today it stands as an uninviting and unreadable composition of foundations, sarcophagi and many fragments of walls and columns. Is there an innovative and non-invasive readable way to physically present this archaeological site, apart from protective permanent structures or interactive 3D-VR simulations? The goal of this paper is to design and evaluate compound adaptive pneubotic structures that can physically present the main layers of the complex. The aim is to investigate the possibilities of pneubotics in the field of heritage presentation. Based on the existing scientific reconstructions of the Manastirine complex, a virtual model of pneubotics is designed, by means of body plans that are constructed using modular unit elements. These structures are analyzed and compared with the elements of the scientifically assumed original design, thus providing a more objective assessment of the achieved implementation. The virtual compound model successively presents the three main evolution stages of the Manastirine complex. Each stage is presented in its basic spatial concept that contains the surviving original elements. The study shows that pneubotics can provide explicit information about the principal evolution of the complex on its authentic location. They are lightweight and do not damage the remains. The pneubotic structures offer the possibility to perceive inner space in the real scale as well as to use the principal communications. The main areas that need further research are the dependence of pneubotics on weather conditions and the refinements of basic body plans. It is possible to create pneubotic structures that can provide informative and intriguing presentations of heritage ruins.

adaptive pneubotic structures, heritage presentation, Early Christian cemetery

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