Abstract
Abstract. The documentation of the archaeological heritage through 3D models to know ancient findings, has become a common practice within the international panorama. Using minimal hardware, as well as its ease of use in almost every environmental condition, make 3D sampling solutions based on Multiple View Stereo (MVS) matching and Structure from Motion techniques ideal for on-site documentation of excavations or emergencies. Moreover, the availability of inexpensive platforms for web-based visualization represents great benefit in the field of archaeology, where generally the low budged and the limitation of more complex instruments are a must. The case study presented in these pages, experienced in Petra, Jordan, moves towards this direction. In the close proximity of the El- Khasneh façade, is situated an excavation where two entrance, well preserved, give access to the Tomb of Pharaoh. The documentation described in these pages has the twofold objective of providing the research community with a priceless dataset, acquired for one of the most important heritage of the world that is partially still unknown and to share on line these computations. This work confirms how cultural heritage documentation and dissemination of architectural rests, that are important for tourism and their interactive visualization, can strongly benefit from the creation of 3D models and their sharing on the web. This particular archaeological setting is an interesting base for investigation, given the complexity of the structure and its precarious condition.
Highlights
Given the large adoption of digital photogrammetry for the virtual reconstruction of ancient artifatcs, the use of 3D models to represent archaeological findings has become a common practice within the international panorama
The use of minimal hardware, and the ease of use in almost every environmental condition, make 3D sampling solutions based on Multiple View Stereo (MVS) (Seitz et al, 2006) matching and Structure from Motion techniques ideal for on-site documentation of archaeological excavations or emergencies (Pierdicca et al, 2016), (Manferdini et al, 2016)
This work confirms how cultural heritage (CH) documentation and dissemination of architectural rests, that are important for tourism and their interactive visualization, can strongly benefit from the creation and diffusion of 3D models
Summary
Given the large adoption of digital photogrammetry for the virtual reconstruction of ancient artifatcs, the use of 3D models to represent archaeological findings has become a common practice within the international panorama. During a survey campaign organized by CNR ITABC and University of Molise to apply different techniques for the study of the area and the monuments (laser scanner and geophysical instruments) the authors were invited to perform the topographic support In this occasion it happened to acquire by low cost close range photogrammetry the hidden archaeological findings below the El-Khasneh tomb. The documentation described in these pages has the twofold objective of providing the research community with a priceless dataset, acquired for one of the most important heritage of the world that is partially still unknown and to share on-line these elaborations This particular archaeological setting is an interesting base for investigation, given the complexity of the structure and its precarious condition
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