3D Models of Small Artifacts: A Visual Workflow of the Structure-from-Motion Photography of Pottery Sherds and Vessels

Summary

This is an abstract from the "SAA 2023: Individual Abstracts" session, at the 88th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

This presentation consists of video demonstrations with live commentary in which the author describes how to create 3D models of small ceramic artifacts using structure-from-motion photography (photogrammetry). In particular, the focus will be on troubleshooting common issues that arise during model generation of sherds and fragmentary and complete vessels. This workflow includes taking digital photographs in the laboratory, post-processing of photographs in the field or remotely, generating models, and long-term data curation. The workflow further emphasizes the importance of recording metadata and decision-making during the course of processing to ensure that models are as accurate as possible and can be recreated from the original photographs. The presentation will provide a discussion of the advantages of 3D models for comparing ceramic collections from different sites and give a preview of a growing digital reference collection of the pottery from southern Belize.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• SAA 2023: Individual Abstracts   •
• Society for American Archaeology 88th Annual Meeting, Portland, OR (2023)

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Abstract Id(s): 35928.0