ICT based stratigraphy for Architectural Heritage: towards digital models supporting the investigative process 
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Architectural stratification is the embodiment of the morphogenetic process of historic buildings. Understanding this complex configuration composed of elements unevenly distributed in space, offers insights into the construction history and structural behaviour of buildings. The conventional stratigraphic approach relies heavily on visual inspection, manual mapping, and the highly schematic Harris Matrix. in addition to being laborious and time-consuming, it often leads to poor assessments or omissions, particularly in densely stratified or hard-to-access areas. Despite the emergence of innovative procedures for exploring diachronic and multidisciplinary datasets, such initiatives remain sporadic and have yet to produce a systemic update of the overall workflow. Within this framework, the present study proposes a stratigraphic workflow grounded in recent ICT advancements, demonstrating their added value and reliability for both investigation and interventions processes.
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