Three-dimensional modeling and drawings of stone column motifs in Harran Ruins

Abstract

The preservation, documentation, and transmission of archaeological artifacts, which are also defined as heritage, can be accepted as the common responsibility of humanity. To document the cultural heritage, the status of historical artifacts should be known. The photogrammetry technique has been commonly used in the documentation of cultural heritage in parallel with the technological developments recently. In addition to producing map and topographic products, generating three-dimensional models from two-dimensional photographs has brought the photogrammetry method to an important position. For this reason, contributions are made to different disciplines such as archeology. Digital documentation of archaeological artifacts provides serious advantages. In this study, some of the destroyed stone column samples found in Harran Ruins were modeled by using Structure from Motion (SfM) method. At the end of the study the point clouds, digital surface models, orthoimages and stone column motifs were obtained.

Keywords

• Archaeology
• Photogrammetry
• 3D Model
• Harran

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