3d modeling of historical artifacts with terrestrial photogrammetric method: Roman sarcophagus and tomb Stele example

Many civilizations and states lived in Anatolia, which is located in a very important geography due to its location. Each of these living civilizations and states has left many traces to future generations. It is very important to protect the historical artifacts left to us and transfer them to future generations. All over the world and in Turkey, many institutions related to this have been established and many studies have been carried out on these institutions. Every documenting process related to historical artifacts is called documentation. There are many methods for documentation work. Most modern methods are preferred because they are fast, accurate and can be viewed digitally. Terrestrial photogrammetry, one of the modern methods, forms the basis of photogrammetry. Although this method is a preferred method in many areas, it is frequently used in 3D modeling studies. The study was conducted in Aksaray province. Aksaray province is in a very important place in terms of history. The first settlements started around this city and important migration routes passed through this city. For this reason, many historical artifacts have been found in these lands. In this study, 3-dimensional modeling of the Roman sarcophagus and tomb stele in Aksaray and exhibited in the Aksaray museum was made. The data obtained from the tomb stele and sarcophagus were evaluated in Agisoft and Pix4d software. With the results obtained from this software; A comparison was made in terms of the number of point clouds, the number of photographs used and location accuracy. Obtained results were evaluated and compared.