Threedimensional Volumetric Analysis In An Archaeological Context The Palace Of Tupkish At Urkesh And Its Representation Federico Buccellati by Federico Buccellati 978097989372 instant download after payment.

The volume offers a detailed architectural analysis of the Palace of King Tupkish,
built around 2250 B.C., and of the process of construction by examining the steps in the
process through the chaîne opératoire method.
In order to quantify these steps, the volume deals extensively with methodology
through a series of algorithms by which the energetic investment in a construction project
can be quantified. These algorithms are applicable in general to structures in stone and
mudbrick, and can be used to define and compare the cost and value of such structures
in a meaningful way. This allows the archaeological record to play a central role in wider
theoretical discussions such as questions relating to monumentality and prestige or the
economy and the social setting that made the construction possible. This methodology
proposes an objective standard of measurement that can be used beyond the case study
presented here.
By combining the understanding of the individual steps in the process of
construction with the general algorithms and the volumetric measurements from a
precise 3D model of the Royal Palace, this study calculates the effort needed to construct
the building