3D reconstruction of the North Area of Quartier Mu at Malia (1800-1700 BC, Crete)
Résumé
This video is associated to an article that discusses the reconstruction of craft activities in the Quartier Mu at Malia, an urban district of the beginning of the IInd millennium BC. The study focuses on two areas: Room VIII 5* of the Potter’s workshop and the North Area, where pottery manufacturing, stone roughing out, drilling and polishing were carried out. The goal of the research is to address the question of the sounds surrounding and generated by these activities and the light ambiances in which they were performed, at several moments of the daytime and dusk time. To achieve this goal, the activities were experimentally reproduced and the sounds they emitted were recorded. The light ambiances produced were reconstructed with replicas of lamps found in Room VIII 5*, and 3D modeling of the spaces was designed. Short animated videos focusing on the gestures of artisans and the captured sensory ambiances were generated. The study provides valuable insights into the sensory ambiances of a Bronze Age town, showing that craft activities continued until dusk and that the sounds generated by stone working contributed to the rhythm of daily life.