Blick in die Historikerwerkstatt: Informatik und Altertumswissenschaften – Vom Nutzen und Einsatz etablierter Methoden digitaler Visualisierungen auf Ausgrabungen in der Türkei (Metropolis, Ionien)

The authors discuss the cooperation between computer sciences and classical and ancient studies at the University Erlangen-Nuremberg, giving insight into the methodology of digital visualization. Focal point of their explanations are the diggings and surveys in the area surrounding the ancient city Metropolis in present-day Turkey. The authors introduce possible types of scanning (structured light scanning, infrared-technique) and elaborate on their advantages and disadvantages. Finally, they present the incorporation of the compiled data into the Epigraphical Database Erlangen-Nürnberg (EDEN) and show future perspectives for involving the humanities – research and teaching – as well as computer sciences.