Photogrammetry as a New Scientific Tool in Archaeology: Worldwide Research Trends

Carmen Marín-Buzón, Antonio Pérez-Romero, José Luis López-Castro, Imed Ben Jerbania, Francisco Manzano-Agugliaro
2021 Sustainability  
Archaeology has made significant advances in the last 20 years. This can be seen by the remarkable increase in specialised literature on all archaeology-related disciplines. These advances have made it a science with links to many other sciences, both in the field of experimental sciences and in the use of techniques from other disciplines such as engineering. Within this last issue it is important to highlight the great advance that the use of photogrammetry has brought for archaeology. In
more » ... research, through a systematic study with bibliometric techniques, the main institutions and countries that are carrying them out and the main interests of the scientific community in archaeology related to photogrammetry have been identified. The main increase in this field has been observed since 2010, especially the contribution of UAVs that have reduced the cost of photogrammetric flights for reduced areas. The main lines of research in photogrammetry applied to archaeology are close-range photogrammetry, aerial photogrammetry (UAV), cultural heritage, excavation, cameras, GPS, laser scan, and virtual reconstruction including 3D printing.
doi:10.3390/su13095319 fatcat:q4kxv37p6jaenovqwco5gcklfa