id
	16218
Url
	https://chloe.cnr.it/s/BiDiAr/item/16218
Resource template
	Academic Article
Resource class
	bibo:AcademicArticle
Title
	Photogrammetric studies of inaccessible sites in archaeology: Case study of burial chambers in Qubbet el-Hawa (Aswan, Egypt)
Creator
	Pérez-García, José Luis
	Mozas-Calvache, Antonio Tomás
	Vicente, Barba-Colmenero
	Jiménez-Serrano, Alejandro
Date
	2019
Language
	eng
Abstract
	This study describes a new procedure for acquiring images and developing photogrammetric studies of inaccessible spaces in archaeology. The approach is based on the acquisition of photographs using a system mounted on a mast, with a length of up to 4 m. The camera is handled using a remote control assisted with a real-time viewer. After the acquisition of images, a photogrammetric process is developed. As a result, we can obtain photogrammetric products such as orthoimages that can be used for several purposes, such as the documentation of the initial status of the scene, the identification of elements, the planning of future work, etc. The procedure has been applied successfully to several burial chambers discovered in the Qubbet el-Hawa site (Aswan, Egypt). Among other results, we can highlight the identification of the deceased buried in a narrow intact chamber, which was opened for a short period, and the determination of the geometric measurements of the coffin that were usable in subsequent work. Thanks to the orthoimage obtained in this study the deceased of the QH34bb tomb was identified as Shemai, brother of governor Sarenput II. The obtaining of metric products of inaccessible spaces provides an important base of documentation to be used by other researchers with the great advantage of not affecting the scene and allowing them to design appropriate methods of conservation.
Is Part Of
	Journal of Archaeological Science
Doi
	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2018.12.008
Issn
	0305-4403
Pages
	1-ott
Short title
	Photogrammetric studies of inaccessible sites in archaeology
Uri
	https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0305440318304369
Volume
	102
Homepage
	https://www.zotero.org/groups/5293298/bidiar/items/DCFGGDE6/item-list

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