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Report: PhD Research on Digital Heritage Preservation: from Roman Castulo to the Alhambra

Factum Foundation collaborated on the PhD thesis carried out by Ana Carrasco Huertas at the University of Granada, co-supervised by Víctor Medina (University of Granada) and Carlos Bayod Lucini (Factum Foundation). The research was defended on 30 January 2026 and focuses on the study, digitisation, and virtual reconstruction of three groups of decorative architectural surfaces from different contexts and periods: fragments of Roman cornices made in lime mortar from the archaeological site of Castulo (1st–2nd centuries AD); decorative reliefs carved in bone discovered in the ancient city of Isturgi (1st–3rd centuries AD); and a 14th-century façade of plasterwork and wood in the Islamic tradition, located within the Alhambra Monumental Complex. In all three cases, these decorative surfaces have been heavily affected by the passage of time, which makes them difficult to read, understand, and interpret.

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