AN INVESTIGATION OF THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF UAV PHOTOGRAMMETRY TO ARCHEOLOGICAL SURVEY

• Published in: Türkiye Bilimler Akademisi Arkeoloji Dergisi
• Main Authors: POLAT, Nizar, ÇOKOĞULLU, Seçil, MEMDUHOĞLU, Abdulkadir, ULUKAVAK, Mustafa, ŞENOL, Halil İbrahim, ORAL, Muharrem, KARAÇİZMELİ, Mahmut, MARANGOZ, Özgür
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: Turkish
• Published: Türkiye Bilimler Akademisi 2021
• Subjects: Survey,UAV Photogrammetry,Suayip City,Archaeology,Cultural Heritage; Yüzey Araştırması,İHA Fotogrametrisi,Şuayp Şehri,Arkeoloji,Kültürel Miras; Archeological Survey
• Online Access: https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/tubaar/issue/64893/889810; https://doi.org/10.22520/tubaar.2021.28.009

The development of human beings, which started to settle in the region of Anatolia defined as the Fertile Crescent, has gained a great momentum and left countless artifact in this geography. It is critical that thousands of years of knowledge and experience to be obtained from these artifacts are documented by preserving their original features and passed on to future generations. In this context, one of the first methods to be applied to reveal archaeological sites is survey. In the survey, in addition to small findings such as ceramics, glass, metal and coins, architectural elements related to the structure in the area can also be found. Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) photogrammetry, which is a new data collection platform for survey, has been used frequently in recent years with the developing technology. With this method, products such as coordinated orthophoto, digital surface model, contour lines, cross section and longitudinal section of the study area can be obtained. In this study, the above-mentioned topographic products were obtained by using UAV photogrammetry in the region known as Suayip City, located 80 km south of Sanliurfa and their contribution to the survey was investigated. The development of human beings, which started to settle in the region of Anatolia defined as the Fertile Crescent, has gained a great momentum and left countless artifact in this geography. It is critical that thousands of years of knowledge and experience to be obtained from these artifacts are documented by preserving their original features and passed on to future generations. In this context, one of the first methods to be applied to reveal archaeological sites is survey. In the survey, in addition to small findings such as ceramics, glass, metal and coins, architectural elements related to the structure in the area can also be found. Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) photogrammetry, which is a new data collection platform for survey, has been used frequently in recent years with the developing technology. With this method, products such as coordinated orthophoto, digital surface model, contour lines, cross section and longitudinal section of the study area can be obtained. In this study, the above-mentioned topographic products were obtained by using UAV photogrammetry in the region known as Suayip City, located 80 km south of Sanliurfa and their contribution to the survey was investigated. Anadolu’nun Bereketli Hilal olarak tanımlanan bölgesinde yerleşik hayata geçmeye başlayan insanoğlunun gelişimi büyük bir ivme kazanmış ve bu coğrafyada sayısız eser bırakmıştır. Bu eserlerden elde edilecek olan binlerce yıllık bilgi ve birikimin orijinal özelliklerinin korunarak belgelendirilmesi ve gelecek nesillere aktarılması kritik öneme sahiptir. Bu bağlamda arkeolojik alanların ortaya çıkarılması için ilk olarak uygulanacak yöntemlerden biri yüzey araştırmasıdır. Yüzey araştırmalarında seramik, cam, metal, sikke gibi küçük buluntuların yanı sıra alandaki yapıya dair mimari öğeler de el edilebilmektedir. Gelişen teknolojiyle birlikte son yıllarda yüzey araştırmaları için yeni bir veri toplama platformu olan İnsansız Hava Aracı (İHA) fotogrametrisi sıklıkla kullanılmaktadır. Bu yöntemle, çalışma bölgesine ait koordinat bilgisine sahip ortofoto, sayısal yüzey modeli, eş yükselti eğrileri, en kesit ve boy kesit gibi ürünler elde edilebilmektedir. Bu çalışmada, Şanlıurfa’nın 80 km güneyinde yer alan ve Şuayip Şehri olarak bilinen bölgede İHA fotogrametrisi kullanılarak yukarıda sayılan topografik ürünler elde edilmiş ve bu ürünlerin yüzey araştırmasına katkıları incelenmiştir.