Event: WEDS TALK: Three Meaningful Applications of 3D Photogrammetry in Cultural Heritage - Scholarly Research, Dissemination, and Site Management

ABSTRACT: Photogrammetry has become an indispensable recording tool for maritime archaeology over the past decade. Thanks to its accuracy and flexibility, photogrammetry and the digital 3D models it generates are not only used as a recording tool and data source but are also applied in 'Academic Research,' 'Education and Outreach,' and 'Protection of Archaeological Sites.' In this talk, I will explain several case studies conducted in different countries and discuss its advantages and potential problems.

BIO: Kotaro Yamafune received his Bachelor of Arts degree in history from Hosei University in Tokyo in 2006. He entered the Nautical Archaeology Program in the Anthropology Department at Texas A&M University in September 2009 and received his Master of Arts degree in August 2012 and earned his doctorate in May 2016. His research interests include shipbuilding in Medieval Europe and the European Age of Discovery, and ship reconstruction both manually and through the use of digital tools such as 3D modeling software. He also focuses on photogrammetric recording of submerged cultural heritage, including shipwreck sites. He also expands his study interest to museology for nautical and maritime archaeology. In September 2016, he found A.P.P.A.R.A.T.U.S. LLC. and became its president. Also, he teaches a course of maritime archaeology at Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology as a lecturer, and he conducts research at Kyushu University as a research associate. Currently he is helping both terrestrial and underwater archaeological projects and providing workshops in many countries using his skills of photogrammetry.