The paper presents the development of an integrated digital platform for the remote access, documentation, and dissemination of an inaccessible archaeological site. The methodology combines multi-source digital survey techniques—including UAV photogrammetry and terrestrial laser scanning—with 3D modeling and semantic data integration to generate accurate digital replicas of the site. These models are implemented within immersive environments (VR and WebXR), enabling virtual tours, interactive exploration, and data querying through user-friendly interfaces. The platform supports both scientific analysis and public engagement, integrating spatial data, annotations, and multimedia content into a scalable knowledge system. The research highlights the potential of immersive technologies to overcome physical accessibility constraints, while also supporting heritage conservation, monitoring, and valorisation through interoperable digital ecosystems.
Studies for the Virtual Reconstruction of the Terme del Foro of Cumae
Resuming the cognitive process started in a previous study of integrated survey and interpretation of the remains of the Terme del Foro of Cumae in the Parco Archeologico dei Campi Flegrei, with this contribution, we intend to set up, a methodology to deepen the investigation already carried out on the current consistencies of the thermal system that, through the preparation of a suitable neural network managed by AI processes and structured for the systematic analysis of differences, is able to formulate reconstructive hypotheses with scientific authority.By integrating the possibilities of traditional methods of investigation on architectural and archaeolog-ical heritage, it will be possible not only to highlight what can be directly observed in situ, but also to enhance traces that are not immediately decodifiable and even latent, automatically emerging as the results of comparative investigations on large amounts of data whose logical structure will be clearly traceable along artificial neural ‘meshes’ similar to human cognitive processes.