Dacian fortifications in Romania to be virtually reconstructed in EUR 1 mln project

Two museums in Transylvania will enter the 3D era as they will display about 500 Dacian objects from Orastie Mountains in Romania scanned and remodeled in 3D. The project team will also virtually reconstruct the Dacian fortifications in the area. Visitors will be able to admire them in multimedia exhibition spaces, reports local Digi24. The Technical University of Cluj-Napoca coordinates the project, which benefits from EUR 1 million Norwegian financing. The deadline for the project is April 2016. “Many items will be reconstructed and brought to their original condition. They will be placed in the areas where we believe they were used. For example, a hammer will be placed in a blacksmith shop,” said professor Calin Neamtu, UTCN Faculty of Mechanical Engineering. As specialists want to create exact virtual copies of the objects, the entire process takes between three and four days for each item. The specialists will scan the artifacts as well as the fortifications. Historians want all six Dacian fortresses in Orastie Mountains to be part of the project, due to their cultural and historical value. High tech rooms will be set up in both the National History Museum of Transylvania in Cluj-Napoca and the Museum of Dacian and Roman Civilisation in Deva, where the original artifacts are on display. When the project is ready, people will also be able to visit the two museums online, in a virtual tour dedicated to the Dacian civilization. Irina Popescu, irina.popescu@romania-insider.com