UAV Photogrammetry and GIS Interpretations of Extended Archaeological Contexts: The Case of Tacuil in the Calchaquí Area (Argentina)

• Autores: Orsini, Carolina; Benozzi, Eliza; Williams, Veronica Isabel; Rossi, Paolo; Mancini, Francesco
• Año de publicación: 2022
• Idioma: inglés
• Tipo de recurso: artículo
• Fuente: Drones; 6; 2; 31; https://doi.org/10.3390/drones6020031
• Materia: Close-range photogrammetry; Drones; GIS; Pukaras; Calchaquí; Visibility/invisibility; 3D Documentation
• Institución: Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Filosofía y Letras

Fil: Orsini, Carolina. Municipalidad de Milán. Museo de las Culturas; Italia
Fil: Benozzi, Eliza. Universidad de Gibraltar; Gibraltar
Fil: Williams, Verónica Isabel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Instituto de las Culturas; Argentina
Fil: Rossi, Paolo. Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia; Italia
Fil: Mancini, Francesco. Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia; Italia
The scope and scientific purpose of this paper focuses on multiscale (aerial and terrestrial) photogrammetry as a support to investigations and interpretations in a multi-component archaeological site located in the Argentinian Cordillera (Calchaquí, Salta), known as Tacuil. Due to its scarce accessibility, as well as long-term problems associated with the interpretation of the visibility of this type of settlement, the use of aerial surveying was combined with the reconstruction of structures and complex soil morphologies by resorting to modern photogrammetric approaches (3D models and orthophotos). This dataset was complemented by a terrestrial survey to obtain extremely high resolution and detailed representations of archaeological features that were integrated in a GIS database. The outcome of photogrammetric surveying was fundamental in supporting the debate on the functionality of the site and his integration in a complex, socially constructed, ancient landscape. Finally, the present paper introduces the first complete map of Tacuil.
Orsini, C., Benozzi, E., Williams, V. I., Rossi, P., Mancini, F. (2020). UAV Photogrammetry and GIS Interpretations of Extended Archaeological Contexts: The Case of Tacuil in the Calchaquí Area (Argentina). Drones, 6(2), 31.