Archaeoptics are pleased to announce their presence at the National Archaeology Day at Rievaulx Abbey, North Yorkshire on Sunday 17th July 2005. We have recently undertaken some structural monitoring work at Rievaulx and, in conjunction with English Heritage, will show the results of this work and demonstrate our Mensi GS200 laser scanner at this event.

3D Scanning at Rievaulx Abbey

Flying Buttress 3D Scans

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Recent advances in laser scanning technology allow for fast and efficient 3D documentation of cultural heritage artefacts and statues. The advantages are more evident when the objects are of large size and comprise complex surfaces and fine details. There is therefore a need to address clearly all the practical difficulties and issues that one has to consider when using this technology for the documentation of large archaeological statues. This paper describes a number of specific issues, from data capturing procedures to data management and processing, raised in a project aimed in producing a geometrically accurate 3D model of the ancient statue of Hermes by Praxiteles. Finally, results from the 3D solid model of the statue are also provided.

This paper can be downloaded here in PDF format (750Kb).

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This paper was presented at the Computer Applications and Archaeology UK Conference, January 2005. It discusses research in the field of 3D laser scanning with respect to archaeology undertaken by Archaeoptics over the last 5 years.

The presentation contains many never seen before images generated from work undertaken over the years including Govan Old Parish Church, St. Paul’s Cathedral, Seahenge, Fylingdales Moor, Wemyss Caves and the Nesperrennub Mummy.

The presentation is downloadable here in PDF format (5.8Mb).

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Green men, otherwise known as foliate heads, are Mediaeval in origin and have a complex history and interpretation.

This file contains an ASCII file is GarTrip format. GarTrip is required to load this file onto your Garmin GPS. The waypoints were created from a variety of sources. The file contains 99 waypoints.

Download the Green Man / Foliate Head Waypoint Data

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This file contains an ASCII file is GarTrip format. GarTrip is required to load this file onto your Garmin GPS. The waypoints were created from a variety of sources. The file contains 423 waypoints.

Download the Pictish Symbol Stones and Cross Slabs Waypoint Data

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This paper discusses the use of 3D laser scanners for recording Pictish sculptured stones and was originally published in the Pictish Arts Society, Winter 2000 newsletter.

The paper can be downloaded here in PDF format (375Kb).

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This presentation was written for the March 2004 World of Geomatics conference.

It discusses the practical problems of acquiring and managing massive, or superscalar, datasets especially in relation to laser scanning devices.

The presentation can be downloaded here in PDF format (1.5Mb).

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This presentation was written for the April 2004 conference held at Creswell on Palaeolithic Rock Art as relating to the recent discoveries in Church Hole, Creswell Crags.

The presentation discusses, firstly, theory and suitability of the use of 3D scanners to record rock art, secondly, some results of Archaeoptics’ use of this technology in recording rock art at Creswell Crags.

The presentation can be downloaded here in PDF format (1.1Mb).

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Maquette created for Archaeoptics Ltd. by Dave Vickers.

Conditions of Use

The 3D models downloadable from this page are:

1. not permitted for commercial use
2. non-redistributable
3. not for sale in any form
4. not publishable in any form without express written permission from Archaeoptics Ltd.

If you do not agree to be bound by these restrictions, please do not download these datasets.

All of the ZIP files contain a single Wavefront (.OBJ) format file. This format is supported by most 3D packages. Users of 3D Studio MAX should download the OBJ2MAX plugin by Habware.

1. 1:1 Processed Orc Maquette (6.8Mb)
   This file constitutes 1:1 processing of the orc maquette, i.e., no subsampling, volumetric resampling or decimation has been used
   294,972 vertices : 589,936 triangles

2. 250,000 Triangle Processed Orc Maquette (2.9Mb)
   This file constitutes the 1:1 processed maquette with a final decimation stage applied dropping the triangle count to 250,000
   125,002 vertices : 250,000 triangles

3. 100,000 Triangle Processed Orc Maquette (1.2Mb)
   This file constitutes the 1:1 processed maquette with a final decimation stage applied dropping the triangle count to 100,000
   50,002 vertices : 100,000 triangles

4. 30,000 Triangle Processed Orc Maquette (407Kb)
   This file constitutes the 1:1 processed maquette with a final decimation stage applied dropping the triangle count to 30,000
   15,000 vertices : 29,996 triangles

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This file contains an ASCII file is GarTrip format. GarTrip is required to load this file onto your Garmin GPS. The waypoints were created from the Historic Scotland Properties Guide 2002. The file contains 292 waypoints.

This product is not affiliated in any way with Historic Scotland.

Download the Historic Scotland Properties in Care Waypoint Data

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