No / Excavations in the 1920s and 1970s at the Sculptor’s Cave, North-East Scotland,
revealed that the site was used for mortuary rituals during the Late Bronze
Age (c. 1100–800 BC) and Roman Iron Age (late first to fourth centuries
AD), whilst a series of Pictish symbols carved into its entrance walls suggest
that the cave’s importance continued into the Early Medieval Period. A new
programme of analysis has utilised advanced 3D digital documentation and
3D metrology (specifically, 3D laser scanning) to enable this inaccessible site
to be appreciated by wider audiences and analysed remotely. Detailed in situ
recording of the Pictish symbols was undertaken using macro-level structured
light scanning and the high-fidelity
digital models blended with terrestrial laser
scan data of the cave interior to show the location and detail of the carvings.
This chapter examines the value of emerging digital approaches in the analysis,
presentation and management of the Sculptor’s Cave, from the elucidation of
additional carved details and the monitoring of surface degradation, to the
dissemination of this difficult-to-access site to the wider public via online
platforms. / Historic Environment Scotland provided funding for scanning work. Collaborators Visualising Heritage and Fragmented Heritage at the University of Bradford, funded by HEIF (via the University of Bradford) and the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AH/L00688X/1), respectively.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:BRADFORD/oai:bradscholars.brad.ac.uk:10454/17091 |
| Date | 02 August 2019 |
| Creators | Büster, Lindsey S., Armit, Ian, Evans, Adrian A., Sparrow, Thomas, Kershaw, Rachael, Wilson, Andrew S. |
| Source Sets | Bradford Scholars |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Book chapter, No full-text in the repository |
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