Title: 3D delineation : a modernisation of drawing methodology for field archaeology /
Authors: Kimball, Justin J. L.
Year: 2016
Subjects: Three-dimensional imaging in archaeology.; Archaeology Computer simulation.; Archaeology Computer simulation; Three-dimensional imaging in archaeology
Abstract: "A recent trend concerning archaeological research has focused on producing a real-time methodology for 3D digital models as archaeological documentation within the excavation setting. While such methodologies have now firmly been established, what remains is to examine how 3D models can be integrated more fully alongside other forms of archaeological documentation. This work explored one avenue by developing a method that combines the interpretative power of traditional archaeological drawings and the realistic visualisation capacity of 3D digital models. An experiment was initiated during archaeological excavations at Uppåkra, Sweden where photographic data was captured to produce 3D digital models through Photoscan. These models were geospatially located within ESRI's 3D GIS ArcScene where shapefile editing tools were used to draw overtop of their surfaces in three-dimensions.^