16th century building - indoor archaeology

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The Museum of Cultural History is leading an excavation at Gjellerud's 16th century stue in Buskerud county, Norway, focusing on floor layer restoration in two out of three rooms. Photogrammetry was employed to create precise 3D models, yielding impressive results despite initial lighting challenges that were later overcome when old wooden floors were removed. A hidden gap at the base of a dividing wall provided an unexpected opportunity for comprehensive documentation. Capturing images through this narrow opening allowed software to seamlessly connect the adjacent rooms in 3D space, effectively reuniting them as they originally stood, without requiring the removal of the separating wall – a prospect that was never feasible. The resulting model offers unparalleled insights into depth variations, stratigraphy, and inter-room relationships, providing an invaluable resource for comparative analysis.