Laser scanning for conservation and research of African cultural heritage sites: the case study of Wonderwerk Cave,South Africa |
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| Authors: | Heinz Rü ther,Michael Chazan,Ralph Schroeder,Rudy Neeser,Christoph Held,Steven James Walker,Ari Matmon,Liora Kolska Horwitz |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Geomatics Division, University of Cape Town, Private Bag, Rondebosch 7700, Cape Town, South Africa;2. Department of Anthropology, University of Toronto, 100 George Street, Toronto, Ontario M5S IA1, Canada;3. Department of Archaeology, University of Cape Town, Private Bag, Rondebosch 7700, Cape Town, South Africa;4. Institute of Earth Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 91904, Israel;5. National Collections, Department of Evolution, Systematics & Ecology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 91904, Israel;6. Iziko Museums-Cape Town, P.O. Box 61, Cape Town 8000, South Africa |
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| Abstract: | The ‘African Cultural Heritage and Landscape Database’ project, initiated and directed by the senior author and administered by Aluka (www.aluka.org), is aimed at the creation of a digital library of spatial and non-spatial materials relating to cultural heritage sites in Africa. The archaeological site of Wonderwerk Cave (South Africa) is one of the 19 sites documented to date using laser scanning, conventional survey, digital photogrammetry and 3D modelling. To date, it is one of the few archaeological caves worldwide to be fully scanned. This paper explores the different uses to which the spatial data derived from this cave have been, or will be, put – for historical and educational purposes, scientific research and site conservation and development. |
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| Keywords: | Laser scanning 3D modelling African cultural heritage Wonderwerk Cave |
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