2024/01/01 by Nikolai Paukkonen · 1 voice
Earth and Planetary Sciences · #3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage
paper · pdf · doi:10.17690/024291.1
openalex publication_date 2024/01/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/05/21
Photogrammetric techniques have become commonplace in archaeology during the last two decades. During recent decades, the development of digital photography and the introduction of highly automated software with intuitive user interfaces has made 3D photogrammetry easily accessible for even the less-technologically adept fieldworkers. Archaeologists without special training in the technologies and theories behind photogrammetry can now produce accurate and visually impressive three-dimensional models of their research subjects. This article describes the measurement and documentation methodology used in an archaeological excavation project conducted in Photike, Greece, in 2021 by a Finnish-Greek cooperation. Photogrammetric modelling has been used in coordination with total stations in various contexts: in addition to documenting the uncovered architectural structures and remains, the method has also been applied to reproduce different stratigraphical phases of the excavation process, among other applications.