Abstract
Abstract. This contribution deals in the possibilities of 3D documentation of historical mining relicts hidden in the forest. On the Czech – German border, in the Ore Mountains, several historical mining relicts are located there. There are interesting underground spaces (historical mines), some of which have recently been made available for visits by tourists. But there are many relicts on the surface that are linked to mining and are not known or on the fringes of interest. These are mining pits, dumps, water works, remains of buildings and historic entrance roads. Many of them are in forest areas, were not documented or archaeologically explored, and have recently been devastated by amateur collectors equipped with metal detectors who unfortunately destroy unexplored localities to find interesting relicts. For the basic documentation and delimitation of these objects, aerial laser scanning (ALS) and personal laser mobile scanning (PLS) were used; some finds were documented by close-range photogrammetry.
Highlights
Monument care is often on the fringes of interest in lesserknown historical mining cultural monuments
Most of the objects of historical mining activity in the Czech Republic are in mountain areas, which are forest areas
One of the Erzgebirge/Krušnohoří Mining Region UNESCO sites is the “Abertamy – Boží Dar – Horní Blatná” – Mining Landscape part (UNESCO, 2020). These three small cities are located near the Czech-German border and have a dramatical history based on the historical mining of silver, tin and other raw material and newly on uranium mining
Summary
Monument care is often on the fringes of interest in lesserknown historical mining cultural monuments. Well-known sightseeing historical mines are especially maintained. Long-term efforts to include historical mining activities in the Ore Mountains on the UNESCO list of monuments certainly contributed to the popularization. This was achieved in the spring of 2019. The popularization of mining historical activities, the release of accurate maps and especially the digital relief model of the Czech Republic from aerial laser scanning, and the free sale of metal detectors brought completely negative examples of cultural heritage destruction. Most of the objects of historical mining activity in the Czech Republic are in mountain areas, which are forest areas. Lack of interest, and weakness of the state administration enable the long-term destruction of cultural heritage (Malina,2015)
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