Resumo

NARANJO MOGOLLONES, Natalia Andrea  e  SUAZO NAVIA, Antonio. New Answers Based on the Virtual Reconstruction of a Ceramic Urn in El Vergel Cultural Complex, Chile. Intervención (Méx. DF) [online]. 2018, vol.9, n.18, pp.41-53. ISSN 2007-249X.  https://doi.org/10.30763/intervencion.2018.17.199.

This REPORT presents the case study of a ceramic urn (without any archaeological context) attributed to the cultural complex El Vergel, and indicated to be from the Late Pottery period (Region of Araucanía, Chile). The main alteration problems of this piece relate to its missing parts, large format, and mismatch of fragments. To solve these issues, a virtual reconstruction was done using Blender®, based on a model generated by digital photogrammetry through which morphological analyses were carried out and interventions were projected. As a result, an initial projected state, prior to the fragmentation, was established. This allowed the urn to be available for its analysis as a unitary object and thus address the challenges linked, from an archeological perspective, to both its study and its storage and eventual interventions.

Palavras-chave : archaeological ceramic; fragmented ceramic; photogrammetry; virtual restoration; El Vergel; Chile.