Juniper Publishers Journal of Archaeology and Anthropology

Archaeology & Anthropology -  Juniper Publishers Introduction Sicily is located in the south of Italy, in the central Mediterranean area (Figure 1). The history of Isle, is the result of a long and a complex process that has been going on for quite a while; a place of ancient and several relationships, which has made it the centre of attraction of the population, defining an ancient landscape that was to be very different from the actual image with few towns, especially located on the coast of the isle.The area of central Sicily is the natural geographical center of the Island; it is crossed by a connected road network between Eastern Sicily and the Tyrrhenian Coast, and the inland areas that in the Roman Age were constituted by the important highway Via Valeria, mentioned in the Itinerarium Antonini[1] (Figure 2). Since ancient times, the presence of different geomorphologic characteristics and environmental factors, has obviously influenced the poleographic...

Archaeology & Anthropology -  Juniper Publishers Abstract The image of a destination goes beyond what it has, tangible and intangible resources, reflects its identity. Forming this image is a complex process, since it depends on several factors. The tourists combine in their minds a series of variables (cognitive, affective and conative) that give rise to the image of a destination. That is why it varies from one tourist to another. The previous perceptions, the own visit to the destination and the information received from family and friends are forming the image of the destination. But this image will positively or negatively influence the re-visit to the destination and the information transmitted to other tourists. Therefore, this is a growing field of study, in which we try to have more information about this complex process. Keywords: Image; Destination branding; Destination image; Destination; Tourism ...

Using Computational Methods to Understand the Past in the Present  Authored by Juan A Barcelo Cultural heritage is a wide concept; an expression of the ways of living developed by community and passed on from generation to generation (ICOMOS 2002). In this paper I examine the idea that “archaeological heritage” is the information we can extract from material evidence from the past with use of scientific analysis. As prehistoric stones and ancient potsherds do not speak for themselves, the transformation of archaeological material into scientific data and into explanatory knowledge is the most challenging aspect of modern archaeological methodology. New techniques based on artificial intelligence, virtual reality and reverse engineering are needed to approach cultural heritage in a explicitly functional way. The challenge is to demonstrate how we may put our knowledge of the past to beneficial use in helping people to understand where the present came from and...