3D scanned rich, early medieval female burial - archaeological block recovery

In 2018, I was contacted by a Team of Bavarian archaeologists who just uncovered a rich female burial on a dig site. The original burial was separated into two blocks, taken from the field and excavated in the lab. To help the excavators with their work, we made several 3D models in different stages of the uncovering.

These models were made using photogrammetry, basing on pictures the scientists took in Bavarian and sent to me. I processed and rendered the models and sent the final results back to them, so they could continue work with just a 24h delay. The models were rendered in Blender 3D Cycles.

This new technology can be an excellent tool to document complex archaeological settings. While it does not replace traditional methods of documentation, it provides a very information dense layer that would be otherwise lost in the process because it "freezes" a stage of the excavation in time and space.