Abstract
Abstract. The subject of this article is the possibilities of the documentation of a defunct town from the Pre-Islamic period to Early Islamic period. This town is located near the town Makhmur in Iraq. The Czech archaeological mission has worked at this dig site. This Cultural Heritage site is threatened by war because in the vicinity are positions of ISIS. For security reasons, the applicability of Pleiades satellite data has been tested. Moreover, this area is a no-fly zone. However, the DTM created from stereo-images was insufficient for the desired application in archeology. The subject of this paper is the testing of the usability of RPAS technology and terrestrial photogrammetry for documentation of the remains of buildings. RPAS is a very fast growing technology that combines the advantages of aerial photogrammetry and terrestrial photogrammetry. A probably defunct church is a sample object.
Highlights
For the initial archaeological survey, Lidar data, satellite imagery and aerial photogrammetry is usually used
Documentation of objects is usually done by laser scanning, terrestrial and aerial photogrammetry and widely used and versatile technology RPAS (Sedina et al, 2016; Housarova et al, 2015)
RPAS experienced great development in the last few years, their main advantage is that they combine the advantages of aerial and terrestrial photogrammetry, and that they can carry other various sensors (Jon et al, 2013)
Summary
For the initial archaeological survey, Lidar data, satellite imagery and aerial photogrammetry is usually used. Documentation of objects is usually done by laser scanning, terrestrial and aerial photogrammetry and widely used and versatile technology RPAS (Sedina et al, 2016; Housarova et al, 2015). A map of the area with diurnal temperature variation is able to show the detection of underground objects. Another tool for the detection of subsurface objects are geophysical instruments. Combining geophysical measurements with RPAS measurements, it is possible to create a model of an archaeological site showing above ground part of objects and its underground parts (Sedina et al, 2015)
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