Sangregorio, EmanueleStanco, FilippoTanasi, DavideVittorio Scarano and Rosario De Chiara and Ugo Erra2014-01-272014-01-272008978-3-905673-68-5https://doi.org/10.2312/LocalChapterEvents/ItalChap/ItalianChapConf2008/001-005In this paper the project Archeomatica of Catania University dedicated to Minoan civilization and Cretan culture is presented. The project carried out by experts of information technology and archaeological research provides the creation of realistic 3D models based on the data recorded during excavations that are digital upgradeable archives to add to the traditional graphic and photographic documentations. In particular two case-studies of 3D reconstructions of monuments of prehistoric and proto-historic archaeology, realized by a "philological approach", are presented.Categories and Subject Descriptors (according to ACM CCS): Three-Dimensional Graphics and Realism I.3.7 [Three-Dimensional Graphics and Realism]: Virtual reality; General Terms: 3D modelling, digital archaeology, Archeomatica