In the US, I worked on a few archaeological projects alongside Cardno Inc. (now Stantec), and other universities and institutions such as Indiana University, IUPUI, University of Indianapolis, and the Forest Service. Additionally, I have worked in partnership with The Children's Museum of Indianapolis helping to virtualize artifacts in their collections through hands-on student training.
Bethel Cemetery Project
As a result of planned urban expansion in Indianapolis, Cardno, an environmental and cultural resource management firm, was contracted to plan and conduct the relocation of the historic Bethel Cemetery. This project was unique in that cultural resource management (CRM) archaeologists, alongside various university archaeologists, tested the use of SfM photogrammetry to effectively replace traditional archaeological methods of mapping and documentation during the excavation of over 500 historic burials. This project was planned with the intention of using SfM for 3D documentation from its inception. For the project, I designed formal procedures and protocols for data collection creating a standard workflow. To our knowledge, this is the first integrated use of SfM at this scale on an archaeological project in Indiana. By the close of fieldwork, over 300 burials had been digitally recorded, and measurable 3D models were generated. We recently wrote about this unique project in the Society for American Archaeology's journal Advances in Archaeological Practice (click on reference below to read more!).
Badillo, Alex Elvis, Joshua A. Myers and Ryan J. Peterson
2020 SfM Photogrammetric Field Methods for Historic Burial Excavations: The Case of Bethel Cemetery. Advances in Archaeological Practice 8(2):151-161. (click here to download).
Below, I provided some visualizations of the work that we did. The first video shows the original cemetery site model, which was shot with a GoPro Hero 4 Black and a selfie stick. The purpose of the photocapture was to record the microtopography of the cemetery surface. Because of this not all of the headstones were completely digitally reconstructed.
Badillo, Alex Elvis, Joshua A. Myers and Ryan J. Peterson
2020 SfM Photogrammetric Field Methods for Historic Burial Excavations: The Case of Bethel Cemetery. Advances in Archaeological Practice 8(2):151-161. (click here to download).
Below, I provided some visualizations of the work that we did. The first video shows the original cemetery site model, which was shot with a GoPro Hero 4 Black and a selfie stick. The purpose of the photocapture was to record the microtopography of the cemetery surface. Because of this not all of the headstones were completely digitally reconstructed.
The skeleton depicted in the two videos below is plastic. No human remains are shown.
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This video shows the Bethel cemetery after relocation to its new home at Concordia cemetery.