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Chapter 12
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-6936-7.ch012
ABSTRACT
The stratigraphic analysis of the masonries has been variously used to interpret the construction phases
of the historical buildings of diferent eras and has assumed the contours of a consolidated method. In
this chapter the stratigraphic analysis of a portion of an important and exemplary architectural complex
of southern Piedmont (the church of the medieval Stafarda Abbey) will be presented highlighting two
relevant objectives. The frst aim concerns the methods of investigation: the deep observation of the
signs of alteration of the masonries has been fanked by 3D modeling methods generated by integrated
photogrammetric and lidar techniques, and the representation of the stratigraphic units has been realized
through the support of GIS technology. The connection between 3D surveys and historical documents
and the direct reading on the constructive elements and its 3D models, allowed the rewriting and new
interpretation of the construction phases of the Santa Maria Church, previously unknown.
Stratigraphic Analyses,
Historical Evidences, and
3D Documentation Tools:
Deepening Built Heritage –
New Researches for Historical
Building Sites in Staffarda
Silvia Beltramo
Polytechnic University of Turin, Italy
Elisabetta Donadio
Polytechnic University of Turin, Italy
Antonia Spanò
Polytechnic University of Turin, Italy