Digital Archaeology from the Iranian Plateau (1962-1977). Collected Papers on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the demise of Umberto Scerrato

Long time has pass since the Iranian-Italian archaeological activities in Iran in the 70s of the last century were conducted. It took 50 years c. for an archaeological publication regarding those projects to be almost in print, and this is still a very preliminary volume related to two different important projects of the time: ARCHAEOPRO.DI.MUS. and ADAMJI. This was not a very long time in itself, and the “time” that passed by, felt much longer than it actually was, and not just because of the usual practical and technical aspects of publishing an editorial work of such a nature. Long time has gone by since the ideas and the concepts that led IsMEO (then IsIAO) and now again ISMEO, IUO (now UNO) and the Service for the Restoration and Preservation of the Historical Monuments of Iran (now Iranian Cultural Handicraft and Tourism Heritage Organization) (ICHTHO) to start those archaeological projects, were elaborated, and also the time when Umberto Scerrato was very eager to involve many of us in those archaeological field activities in Iran.