{"title":"Combination of LiDAR detection and green integral method for calculating irregular cross-section geometric properties of deteriorated components in timber historic buildings","authors":"Aiqun Li , Hongchao Liu , Ying Wu , Yang Deng","doi":"10.1016/j.daach.2024.e00384","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.daach.2024.e00384","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Timber components in historic buildings are susceptible to deterioration due to the complex external environment. The loss of material in these components and changes in their cross-section geometry significantly impact the stability and load-bearing capacity of historic buildings. A portable LiDAR device is utilized to acquire the cross-section geometry of the deteriorated components. The irregular cross-section profiles are extracted using point cloud slicing and the Alpha-Shape algorithm. Geometric characteristics such as cross-section area, moment of inertia, and moment of resistance are calculated using Green's integral method. The performance of this method is evaluated by measuring eight groups of deteriorated components with different cross-section characteristics and comparing it with five traditional methods. The results demonstrate that the proposed method improves the calculation accuracy by 1%–21% relative to traditional methods, thereby enhancing reliability by 9%–54%. Additionally, it reduces manual calculation workload and human error, while promoting calculation efficiency. The method exhibits excellent applicability and high efficiency, with an error below 3% when compared to the true value. This method proves valuable in evaluating the extent of deterioration in historic timber components and provides essential data for preventive conservation and restoration of historic timber buildings.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":38225,"journal":{"name":"Digital Applications in Archaeology and Cultural Heritage","volume":"35 ","pages":"Article e00384"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142593034","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Amrapali Prakash Tribhuvan, Aziz Abdullah Binnaser
{"title":"Exploring the digital heritage of Ajanta Caves through VR technology","authors":"Amrapali Prakash Tribhuvan, Aziz Abdullah Binnaser","doi":"10.1016/j.daach.2024.e00381","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.daach.2024.e00381","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The Ajanta Caves, a UNESCO World Heritage Site located in Maharashtra, India, are renowned for their exquisite ancient rock-cut Buddhist cave monuments. Dating back to the 2nd century BCE and spanning over a period of several centuries, these architectural marvels exhibit exceptional craftsmanship and artistic mastery. The caves consist of mesmerizing murals, sculptures, and architectural features that depict various scenes from the life of Buddha and other significant figures in Buddhism. These paintings portray an array of vibrant colors and delicate details that have withstood the test of time remarkably well. What makes Ajanta Caves truly remarkable is not only their aesthetic beauty but also the cultural significance they hold. It is crucial to preserve and promote the cultural heritage of these caves for future generations. For this study we have selected Ajanta Cave No. 1. This research aims to investigate how Virtual Reality (VR) technology enhance the digital experience of exploring the Ajanta Caves.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":38225,"journal":{"name":"Digital Applications in Archaeology and Cultural Heritage","volume":"35 ","pages":"Article e00381"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142432766","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Khalid Ahmed Hussein , Araz Rajab Abrahim , Ameer Sulaiman Mohammed , Karzan Abdulazeez Ali
{"title":"Digital preservation of heritage urban facades: An integrated approach using historic building information modeling and shape grammar analysis","authors":"Khalid Ahmed Hussein , Araz Rajab Abrahim , Ameer Sulaiman Mohammed , Karzan Abdulazeez Ali","doi":"10.1016/j.daach.2024.e00383","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.daach.2024.e00383","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Traditional heritage architecture is renowned for its unique characteristics, which are shaped by local climatic, social, and construction requirements, as well as specific architectural styles that contribute to a sense of identity and place. Preserving the aesthetic and cognitive values inherent in traditional styles poses a significant challenge compared to other tangible assets. However, the digitization of built heritage offers a proactive approach to conservation. In this regard, the management of heritage building information through Building Information Modeling (BIM) plays a crucial role in preventive conservation. The utilization of multi-dimensional digital information models, known as Historic Building Information Modeling (HBIM), is one such approach. This study aims to explore the application of HBIM in representing built heritage, focusing specifically on the research gap pertaining to the need for an effective and integrated methodology for modeling information related to heritage urban facades. The objective is to generate parametric models within the framework of HBIM information management, thereby contributing to preventive preservation mechanisms. The methodology employed in this study consists of two main parts. Firstly, information is derived by analyzing the structural characteristics of heritage facades using Shape Grammar. Secondly, the acquired information is utilized to develop a comprehensive library of HBIM for heritage architectural elements. The results of this study demonstrate the proposed methodology's effectiveness in determining heritage urban facades' morphological, mathematical, relational, and Euclidean characteristics.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":38225,"journal":{"name":"Digital Applications in Archaeology and Cultural Heritage","volume":"35 ","pages":"Article e00383"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142420436","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Josep M. Puche , Felipe Buill Pozuelo , Agustí Costa-Jover , Josep M. Macias , M. Amparo Núñez-Andrés , David Moreno-García
{"title":"From the point cloud to knowledge. Geometry, metrics and construction of the cloister of the Cathedral of Tarragona","authors":"Josep M. Puche , Felipe Buill Pozuelo , Agustí Costa-Jover , Josep M. Macias , M. Amparo Núñez-Andrés , David Moreno-García","doi":"10.1016/j.daach.2024.e00382","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.daach.2024.e00382","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The availability of <em>dense point clouds for the assessment of ancient buildings has become reality in recent decades. This continuous and detailed information facilitates an analysis of cultural heritage as it had not been possible to carry out previously. Thus, it is possible to study their shape and metrics, giving a new interpretative analysis and set, for example, new hypothesis of their constructive evolution. In this sense, the research aims to apply formal analysis methods based on point clouds in the case of the cloister of the Cathedral of Tarragona, due to its unique characteristics and the existing documentary void on its construction history. It is a monumental enclosure characterised by an irregular plan and various apparent constructive inconsistencies that are due to different phases of execution. From its metric and formal analysis, various hypotheses of its constructive evolution are raised.</em></div></div>","PeriodicalId":38225,"journal":{"name":"Digital Applications in Archaeology and Cultural Heritage","volume":"35 ","pages":"Article e00382"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142420437","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Integrating thermal and optical models with legacy excavation data for spatial inventories","authors":"Gonca Dardeniz , Orkan Özcan , Deniz Yazıcı","doi":"10.1016/j.daach.2024.e00378","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.daach.2024.e00378","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Researching at previously excavated archaeological sites comes with its own challenge set, which includes ground-truthing previously unearthed architectural features to correlate old and new trenches. This study presents a comprehensive examination technique to approach architectural features at mound-type archaeological settlements through the synergistic utilization of thermal and optical imagery obtained via remote sensing technologies. Employing an interdisciplinary approach involving various types of imagery (optical, thermal, and radar) embedded in archaeological data, this research aims to reevaluate legacy spatial data and enhance the understanding of subsurface archaeological features by exploiting the complementary advantages of both thermal and optical sensors.</div><div>This study involves the acquisition, processing, and integration of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)-based thermal and optical datasets to derive a complete representation of archaeological landscapes. Ground-truthing and validation exercises are incorporated to ensure the accuracy and reliability of the results. The results contribute to advancing the field of archaeological remote sensing and highlight the significance of integrating diverse sensing modalities for a comprehensive and nuanced interpretation of archaeological landscapes. The techniques exemplified with two mound-type case sites help to generate high-resolution mappings which provide tools to increase the accuracy of on-site legacy data and help digital protection of the sites by generating digital twins. This presents a less costly method than conventional photogrammetric techniques, making it feasible and advantageous for field archaeologists or researchers dealing with legacy spatial data.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":38225,"journal":{"name":"Digital Applications in Archaeology and Cultural Heritage","volume":"35 ","pages":"Article e00378"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142420434","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Digital reconstruction of flattened skulls: The case of Hippopotamus creutzburgi","authors":"Nikolaos Gerakakis , Dimitrios Makris","doi":"10.1016/j.daach.2024.e00379","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.daach.2024.e00379","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":38225,"journal":{"name":"Digital Applications in Archaeology and Cultural Heritage","volume":"35 ","pages":"Article e00379"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142315532","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mehmet Akif Günen , Fikri Kulakoğlu , Erkan Besdok
{"title":"Accuracy assessment of UAV-based documentation of archaeological site: Kültepe-Kaneš","authors":"Mehmet Akif Günen , Fikri Kulakoğlu , Erkan Besdok","doi":"10.1016/j.daach.2024.e00380","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.daach.2024.e00380","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>High quality 2D/3D metric documentation of archaeological sites is used in many different applications such as archaeological-heritage management, digital archaeological excavation planning, orthophotographic documentation, and ancient Digital Surfaces Models (DSM) research. Structure-from-Motion based photogrammetry (SfM) is an indirect geodesic measurement technique based on multiple view image processing using high-level automation techniques. Using SfM to generate the high accuracy 2D/3D data needed for digital documentation of archaeological cultural heritage is relatively practical, economical, and fast. Factors such as the number of ground control points and their distribution to the study area, the robustness of the camera system model parameters, and the analytical model of the photogrammetric triangulation method used affect the accuracy of the data produced using SfM-photogrammetry. Kültepe-Kaneš, the center of the ancient Kingdom of Kaneš, which is located in central-Anatolia, was an Assyrian Trade Colony active between <em>ca</em>. 2000 BC and 1700 BC. The site, which was the center of the Old Assyrian trade colonies in Anatolia and one of the most important sites in ancient history, has been under excavation for the last 75 years. In this paper, high accuracy digital documentation of the Kültepe-Kaneš archaeological excavation area was made using different SfM methods. Statistical analysis revealed no significant difference in accuracy between Real-Time Kinematic (RTK) and Post-Process Kinematic (PPK) methods for the study area. This suggests that either PPK, RTK, or aerial triangulation with Ground Control Points (GCPs) can be employed to generate orthophotos and DSMs for archaeological sites with relatively flat surface areas, as long as a sufficient number of uniformly distributed GCPs are used.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":38225,"journal":{"name":"Digital Applications in Archaeology and Cultural Heritage","volume":"35 ","pages":"Article e00380"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142327958","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mark Roughley , Ching Yiu Jessica Liu , Caroline M. Wilkinson , Sahar N. Saleem
{"title":"Using a morph-based animation to visualise the face of Pharaoh Ramesses II ageing from middle to old age","authors":"Mark Roughley , Ching Yiu Jessica Liu , Caroline M. Wilkinson , Sahar N. Saleem","doi":"10.1016/j.daach.2024.e00377","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.daach.2024.e00377","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Ramesses II was one of the most important Pharaohs to have presided over Egypt during the New Kingdom period. In 2023 researchers Wilkinson, Saleem, Liu and Roughley produced two digital 3D facial depictions showing Ramesses II at different ages: one around the age-at-death at 90 years old and the other, an age-regression at approximately 45 years old, based CT scans of his mummified remains, photographs, and historical information. The presence of two 3D facial depictions of one ancient individual at different ages affords an opportunity to show how Ramesses II might have looked during key moments of his lifetime and just prior to death. This paper describes the workflow adopted to add realistic textures to the facial depictions, and to use a morph-based animation to represent Ramesses II ageing from 45 to 90 years old.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":38225,"journal":{"name":"Digital Applications in Archaeology and Cultural Heritage","volume":"35 ","pages":"Article e00377"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142242074","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Juan Mencía , María-Eugenia Polo , Ángel Manuel Felicísimo , Marie-Yvane Daire , Alejandro Güimil-Fariña , Patricia Mañana-Borrazás , Xosé Ignacio Vilaseco Vázquez , Elías López-Romero
{"title":"Comprehensive workflow for erosion monitoring of coastal archaeological sites by means of digital photogrammetry: An Iberian case study","authors":"Juan Mencía , María-Eugenia Polo , Ángel Manuel Felicísimo , Marie-Yvane Daire , Alejandro Güimil-Fariña , Patricia Mañana-Borrazás , Xosé Ignacio Vilaseco Vázquez , Elías López-Romero","doi":"10.1016/j.daach.2024.e00373","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.daach.2024.e00373","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>In keeping with the debate of the effects of climate change and human pressure on cultural heritage, research on archaeological sites that are threatened by erosion—and eventually subject to complete destruction—has increased in the last decade. Different solutions have been proposed at the national and international levels for the study and management of this cultural heritage sites across the globe. Since 2006, an international team of French and Spanish researchers has been working together in the research, monitoring and management of coastal archaeological sites in different Western European regions and in the French West Indies. As a result, several methods and approaches have been developed and implemented. Among those methods, 3D photogrammetric recordings of archaeological sites that are at risk. In this paper, we focus on the methodological aspects of photogrammetric erosion monitoring analysis, taking as an example one case study from NW Iberia: Guidoiro Areoso megalithic monument M3 (Galicia, Spain). Four photogrammetric models were to account for short (6-month to 1-year intervals) and long (10-year intervals) erosion monitoring. The results show the complexity of the local erosion/accretion conditions. The workflow uses free and/or low-cost software and is easy to extrapolate to different sites, regions and archaeological and geographical contexts.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":38225,"journal":{"name":"Digital Applications in Archaeology and Cultural Heritage","volume":"35 ","pages":"Article e00373"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212054824000584/pdfft?md5=cb91ab0dc222aa78cabaa7afeadbb55d&pid=1-s2.0-S2212054824000584-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142161528","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Lucas Bonald , Demétrio Mützenberg , Eduardo Krempser , Philip Verhagen
{"title":"Predicting rock art sites in the Pajeú watershed, Brazil","authors":"Lucas Bonald , Demétrio Mützenberg , Eduardo Krempser , Philip Verhagen","doi":"10.1016/j.daach.2024.e00372","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.daach.2024.e00372","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This paper presents an Archaeological Predictive Model (APM) to predict rock art archaeological sites in the Pajeú Watershed, a semiarid region in Pernambuco, Brazil. The model uses Machine Learning (ML) algorithms and re-sampling techniques to account for the unbalanced data set of rock art sites and test different inductive methods for predicting site location. The results show a satisfactory statistical evaluation, with high true positive rates with all ML algorithms and resampling techniques used, indicating a high potential for predicting rock art site locations. The predictive maps generated from the model output, show that certain features, such as aspect, elevation and the distance to different lithologies, are particularly important. The overall model's performance could be corroborated with a test in another semi-arid region, next to the Pajeú watershed, where areas with high favorability of finding rock art sites are predicted near to already known archaeological sites.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":38225,"journal":{"name":"Digital Applications in Archaeology and Cultural Heritage","volume":"35 ","pages":"Article e00372"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142147869","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}