UAV Based 3D Modeling of Ancient Quarry Nearby the Göbeklitepe

Abstract

Documentation of historical artifacts and archaeological sites is a very important process in terms of preserving cultural heritage. Because such cultural heritages that should be passed on to future generations are destroyed or even disappeared over time. The documentation process is a versatile multi-disciplinary process. Today, methods in the documentation process started to change with the developing technologies. In recent years, image-based 3-dimensional (3D) modeling by using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) has also been widely used. In this study, UAV based 3D modeling of an ancient quarry located on another hill relatively close to Göbeklitepe and the produced topographic products such as digital elevation model and orthophoto are presented.