Laser scanning for conservation and research of African cultural heritage sites: the case study of Wonderwerk Cave, South Africa

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1847-1856

  Rüther, Heinz ^a   Chazan, Michael ^b   Schroeder, Ralph ^a   Neeser, Rudy ^a   Held, Christoph ^a   Walker, Steven James ^a,d   Matmon, Ari ^c   Horwitz, Liora Kolska ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^d Iziko Museums Cape Town   (South Africa)

Author keywords

3D modelling; African cultural heritage; Laser scanning; Wonderwerk Cave

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; CAVE; CONSERVATION; CULTURAL HERITAGE; DIGITAL PHOTOGRAMMETRY; MODELING; SPATIAL DATA;

AFRICA; NORTHERN CAPE; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WONDERWERK CAVE;

EID: 67649619562     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2009.04.012     Document Type: Article

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