Abstract
The Phrygian lived in the early seventh century BC and collapsed due to the attacks of nomadic Cimmerians in Anatolia. The Phrygia region which is also called Mountainous Phrygia covers the provinces of Eskisehir, Afyonkarahisar, and Kutahya in Turkey today. Three hundred forty-eight sites and 494 monuments are registered on the national inventory. These monuments are hosting many hundreds of years of knowledge about elder civilizations. The lion tombstone is one of the best protected monuments in Phrygia but it is in a possible danger of exploding by treasure hunters. The preservation of these monuments may not be always possible in physical but today’s technologies and methodologies allow us to preserve in digital environment by 3D models. The main advantage of digital documentation is conservation of the natural tissues and shapes of historical monument. This paper reports an application of 3D model generation of the lion tombstone from ancient Phrygia by using photogrammetric techniques.
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This study is supported by Afyon Kocatepe University, project numbered 13.FEN.BIL.11.
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Toprak, A.S., Polat, N. & Uysal, M. 3D modeling of lion tombstones with UAV photogrammetry: a case study in ancient Phrygia (Turkey). Archaeol Anthropol Sci 11, 1973–1976 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12520-018-0649-z
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