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Electronic
3D measurement technologies, such as 3D laser scanning, now
enable quick and efficient three dimensional surveying of
archaeological features. Photos can be mapped onto generated
3D surfaces and can provide 3D models of excavations, which
can then serve as virtual reality models of the entire excavation.
Specially developed 3D information systems with combined context
management, such as the ArcTron products aSPECT 3D, ArchaeoCAD,
ArcheaoDATA and ArchaeoMAP, allow evaluated graphical 3D documentation
for scientific purposes in an archaeological information system.
ArcTron GmbH is a German excavation company and software developer
and we employ 3D laser scanning systems for modeling 3D features
in archaeology. Realistic 3D images of complex structures
can be created due to the quantity and precision of the measured
points. The further processing of the resulting point clouds
can then be carried out using specialised computers and software,
which are necessary for the visualisation, modeling, analysis
and evaluation of the measured data.
The use of these technologies has lead to completely new 3D
recording techniques. These will be explained using different
examples of our work with such systems during the recording
of archaeological landscapes, excavations, architectural monuments,
finds and sculptures.
Key words: 3D Laserscanning, Archaeological Information System,
Context Management System, Virtual Reality
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