Three-dimensional modelling of Shofukuji burial chamber

The Shofukuji Tomb, located in Kawanishi, Hyogo, Japan, is known as a famous ancient tomb build around early 6th century AD. The tomb is one of the important tombs for archaeologists in terms of Japan's history. The main part of the tomb is a chamber made by stones and covered with earth. The chamber is sized at 2 [m] (width) x 3 [m] (depth) x 2 [m] (height) approximately. To digitize whole shape and texture of Shofukuji Chamber from its real shape and texture, we have developed new multi sensory 3D scanning method. With the new method we have achieved fully integrated 3D model that has roughly 2 [mm] mesh density.