The high official Harkhuf and the inscriptions of his tomb in Aswan (Egypt). An integrated methodological approach.

Angelini, Andrea; Vittozzi, Giuseppina Capriotti; Baldi, Marina

doi:10.21014/acta_imeko.v5i2.349

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“…In the case of complex scenes such as hypogea, some examples of the application of these techniques (independently or combined) have recently been described in the literature. Some examples of applications based on CRP are Angelini et al (2016) and Pérez-García et al (2019). In the case of TLS, we highlight studies such as Ahmon (2004), Nabil et al (2013), Lima & Vergauwen (2018) and Echeverria et al (2019.…”

Section: Geomatics Techniques Applied To Archaeological Sitesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Geometrical study of Middle Kingdom funerary complexes in Qubbet el-Hawa (Aswan, Egypt) based on 3D models

Mozas‐Calvache

Pérez-García²,

Gómez-López³

2022

Virtual Archaeol. Rev.

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Highlights: A new methodology is presented to develop geometrical analysis of burial structures based on 3D models. The methodology has been applied to three contiguous burial structures (hypogea), allowing the researchers to analyse some constructive aspects such as dimensions, proportions, orientations, flatness and inclinations. Results have demonstrated the advanced skills achieved by ancient Egyptians in construction techniques. Abstract: This study describes the methodology developed and the main results obtained when analysing the geometrical behavior of three adjacent burial structures located in southern Egypt. The rock-cut tombs are composed of complex geometries such as halls, corridors, chambers and vertical shafts. Among other determining aspects, this complexity greatly conditioned the data acquisition and processing work. In this context, the main objective of this study was to develop a new methodology for obtaining geomatic products that support a complete geometrical analysis of the tombs. The researchers have used photogrammetric and laser scanning surveys to obtain accurate 3D models on a common reference system. The procedure used included obtaining several secondary products, such as several geometries (planes and cylinders) fitted from point clouds or plans and sections obtained from the 3D models. The geometric analysis has included several aspects: dimensions, proportions, orientations, wall flatness, inclinations, etc., and it is based on these products. The results obtained suggest and confirm several hypotheses about the constructive aspects of these hypogea based on a large amount of data, including the determination of a proportional canon used by the ancient Egyptians to plan and perform the excavation works of each funerary structure. The application of this methodology has demonstrated that this type of analysis is viable to unveil some important aspects of these structures and the constructive procedures carried out almost four millennia ago.

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Section: Geomatics Techniques Applied To Archaeological Sitesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Geometrical study of Middle Kingdom funerary complexes in Qubbet el-Hawa (Aswan, Egypt) based on 3D models

Mozas‐Calvache

Pérez-García²,

Gómez-López³

2022

Virtual Archaeol. Rev.

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“…the transformation of equirectangular projection into cubic projection, with the support of specific software for the recognition of the correspondences; the acquisition step made in different way (tilting the camera) considering also the poles deformation above all in the indoor spaces. The authors experimented also an innovative procedure with the use of "Virtual Scan" tool by Gexcel [21,22]. The tool is able to collect virtual scan of a subject in virtual space by using different projection systems such as orthographic, cylindrical, spherical and perspective cameras in any virtual position, established by the user.…”

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confidence: 99%

Advice for archaeological survey with recent technologies

Angelini

Portarena

2018

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Despite the technologies are now part of the archaeological discipline, they must not divert attention from archaeological issues and should be aimed at solving different historical and methodological questions, such the phases of a monument or innovative representation methods. The paper focuses the attention mainly on the use of range-data and image-based systems applied to the archaeological heritage, in order to highlight differences between the techniques and the related errors. Some considerations are necessary in order to find possible solutions for improving the quality and the accuracy of a survey project, considering the recent and innovative techniques adopted in archaeology. At the same time the authors provided, where possible, some solutions and suggestions for reducing the errors and checking the general quality of the work. Different experimentations have been made on some case studies that show how to manage technologies trying to reduce as much as possible the errors in the different phases of the survey pipeline. A specific part has been dedicated to the photogrammetric process from drones compared to traditional acquisitions, usually performed with aluminium poles, and the common errors in the representation of the archaeological excavations.

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“…In this sense, several studies have shown smart solutions based on the use of fisheye lenses (Covas et al, 2015;Perfetti et al, 2017) or low-weight cameras located on masts (Fiorillo et al, 2016;José Luis et al, 2019). In the case of studies of tombs, several applications have been developed using both photogrammetry (Angelini et al, 2016;José Luis et al, 2019) and TLS (Ahmon, 2004;Fernández-Palacios et al, 2013;Nabil et al, 2013;Lima, Vergauwen, 2018;Echeverria et al, 2019). Considering the current possibilities of the geomatic techniques, in this study we describe the method carried out and the results obtained after their application to several funerary complexes (QH31, QH32 and QH33) in the Necropolis of Qubbet el Hawa (Aswan, Egypt).…”

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3d Models of the Qh31, Qh32 and Qh33 Tombs in Qubbet El Hawa (Aswan, Egypt)

Mozas‐Calvache

Pérez-García

Gómez-López

et al. 2020

Int. Arch. Photogramm. Remote Sens. Spatial Inf. Sci.

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Abstract. This paper describes the methodology employed to obtain 3D models of three funerary complexes (QH31, QH32 and QH33) of the Necropolis of Qubbet el Hawa (Aswan, Egypt) and the main results obtained. These rock-cut tombs are adjacent structures defined by complex geometries such as chambers, corridors and vertical shafts. The main goal of this study was to discover the spatial relationships between them and obtain a complete 3D model. In addition, some models with realistic textures of the burial chambers were demanded in order to analyse archaeological, architectural and geological aspects. The methodology was based on the use of Terrestrial Laser Scanning and Close Range Photogrammetry. In general, both techniques were developed in parallel for each tomb. Some elements presented difficulties because of their reduced dimensions, the presence of vertical falls, some objects stored in the tombs that generated occlusions of some walls, coincidence of other workers, poor illumination conditions, etc. The results included three complete 3D models obtained without texture and some parts of interest obtained with real textures. All models were merged into a global 3D model. The information extracted from this product has helped architects and archaeologists to contrast their premises about the spatial behaviour of the tombs. The results have also allowed the obtaining of the first 3D documentation of these tombs under the same reference system, allowing them to be studied completely. This information is very important for documentation purposes but also to understand the spatial behaviour of these structures and the excavation processes developed by ancient Egyptians 4000 years ago.

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The high official Harkhuf and the inscriptions of his tomb in Aswan (Egypt). An integrated methodological approach.

Cited by 5 publications

References 5 publications

Geometrical study of Middle Kingdom funerary complexes in Qubbet el-Hawa (Aswan, Egypt) based on 3D models

Geometrical study of Middle Kingdom funerary complexes in Qubbet el-Hawa (Aswan, Egypt) based on 3D models

Advice for archaeological survey with recent technologies

3d Models of the Qh31, Qh32 and Qh33 Tombs in Qubbet El Hawa (Aswan, Egypt)

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