July 26, 2016
Day 18 of the 2016 Season
After several days of preparation, today was a documentation day for the dig. Most of the team had the day off. But in the field. . . hundreds of photos. . . measurements, drawings, and
photogrammetry using a quad copter.
For some 20 minutes, it flew high above the dig site.
[Couldn’t resist the photo above . . . The following is more accurate.]
The end product should give us a comprehensive perspective on our work after 15 years.
Only two days remain, two more times up the mountain . . .the reality is setting in.
September 11, 2016
Experimenting with photogrammetry . .
by Dr. Mark Schuler • 2016 • Tags: House of Tyche, photogrammetry
Photogrammetry holds much promise for the documenting of archaeological work, as we have demonstrated over the last two years.
I have been experimenting recently with additional techniques.
As you may recall, one student recovered a small Byzantine storage jar that was intact.
But when I tried to make a 3D model of the jar, the result failed.
Attempt at a storage jar
by Dr. Mark Schuler
on Sketchfab
The software could not find points on the jar to construct the bottom.
I have also attempted to make models of larger sections of the site. My first attempt at the south half of the House of Tyche came out rather well, except for a hole in the west wall next to Cardo 3N.
South half of the House of Tyche
by Dr. Mark Schuler
on Sketchfab
More attempts to follow.