Airborne LiDAR Reveals a Vast Archaeological Landscape at the Nan Madol World Heritage Site

Cultural Heritage Management Model for Yesemek Archaeological Site, Gaziantep, Turkey

This study aims to build a model for the management and institutional organization to conservation and development of the Yesemek archaeological site in Gaziantep, Turkey. The scope of this research is the Yesemek archaeological site, which is known as the Yesemek Stone Quarry and Sculpture Workshop. Yesemek is the first outdoor sculpture workshop known in his‌tory. It is significant to preserv...

The Light Fantastic: Using airborne lidar in archaeological survey

Urban Landscape Classification System Using Airborne LiDAR

The classification of urban landscape in aerial LiDAR point clouds can potentially improve the quality of largescale 3D urban models, as well as increase the breadth of objects that can be detected and recognized in urban environments. In this paper, we introduce a multi-category classification system for aerial LiDAR point clouds. We propose the use of a cascade of binary classifiers for label...

Uncovering archaeological landscapes at Angkor using lidar.

Previous archaeological mapping work on the successive medieval capitals of the Khmer Empire located at Angkor, in northwest Cambodia (∼9th to 15th centuries in the Common Era, C.E.), has identified it as the largest settlement complex of the preindustrial world, and yet crucial areas have remained unmapped, in particular the ceremonial centers and their surroundings, where dense forest obscure...

BIM and Cultural Heritage: Compatibility Tests in an Archaeological Site

Nowadays, when people speak about BIM software, they refer to new constructions, made by regular elements and standard parameters. The question is: what happens when you, instead of a new building, consider an ancient or existing one? To answer this question, we have evaluated the possibility of using the BIM process effectively for the conservation and proclamation of Cultural Heritage. The ta...