Kharbalgas/Karakorum (Mongolia)
Project partner: German Archaeological Institute (DAI) [website]
Excavation leader: Dr. Christina Franken [website] and Hendrik Rohland
Documented: 30.08.-13.09.2018
The objective of the campaign is the documentation of remaining surface structures of two major archaeological
sites in Mongolia: Karabalgasun, the capital of the Uyghur Empire from 745 to 840 CE and Karakorum, the capital
of the Mongol Empire from 1220 to 1260 CE. Both are located in the UNESCO world heritage site of the Orkhon
Valley and are subject to Mongolian-German joint research efforts since 1999. The campaign was supported by the
Gerda Henkel Stiftung.
Here are impressions of some parts of the reconstructed 3d models:
A small report (in German) can be found on our website HTW Dresden.
Huastec urban site and monuments in Tamtoc (Mexico)
Project partners: Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia (INAH),
Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí (UASLP)
Archaeological site manager: Estela Martinez Mora, Guillermo Cordova Tello
Documented: 28.09.-05.10.2013
Upon invitation by Prof. Dr. Peter Kröfges of the University of San Luis Potosí (Mexico)
and the Mexican National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH; Estela Martinez Mora),
the team worked on two Precolumbian (Huastec) sites within the vicinity of the rural towns
Aquismón (site of Tambaque) and Tamuín (site of Tamtoc). The sites were filmed from above
using two of our Archaeocopter UAVs and 3D models were reconstructed from the imagery.
Here are impressions of some parts of the reconstructed 3d models:
A report (in German) can be found on the German news site Spiegel Online. There
exists also a TRAILER.
Keutschacher See (Austria)
Project partner: Kuratorium Pfahlbauten
Documentation leader: Cyril Dworsky
Documented: 28.03.-31.03.2019
A small report (in German) can be found at
HTW Dresden news and
pfahlbauten blog.
Veruda (Croatia)
Project partner: International Centre for Underwater Archaeology, Deutsches Archäologisches Institut
Excavation leader: Luka Bekić (ICUA), Roman Scholz (DAI)
Documented: 04.04.-10.04.2016
Here are impressions of some parts of the reconstructed 3d models:
Mondsee (Austria)
Project partner: Kuratorium Pfahlbauten
Documentation leader: Cyril Dworsky
Documented: 19.04.-22.04.2018
A small report (in German) can be found at pfahlbauten blog.
Documented: 26.10.-29.10.2017
A small report (in German) can be found at pfahlbauten blog.
Documented: 30.03.-02.04.2017
A small report (in German) can be found at pfahlbauten blog.
Documented: 29.04.-01.05.2016
Here are impressions of some parts of the reconstructed 3d models:
This campaign was documented for the ARD television show "W wie Wissen" and
is available here.
Punta di Zambrone (Italy)
Project partner: Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien, Universita Federico II in Neapel [website]
Excavation leader: PD Dr. Reinhard Jung, Prof. Marco Pacciarelli
Documented: 09.03.-13.03.2014
Here are impressions of some parts of the reconstructed 3d models:
In addition to the presentation of the project at the conference, we again created a small video for participation in the video contest: TRAILER 2014.
Bukhara (Uzbekistan)
Project partner: New York University [website]
Excavation leader: Dr. Sören Stark
Documented: 31.07.-09.08.2014
Here are impressions of some parts of the reconstructed 3d models:
We documented 13 prospection areas in less than 5 days.
Kerlingarfjöll (Iceland)
Project partner: Giancarlo Gianazza [website]
Excavation leader: Dr. Hansjörg Thaler [website]
Documented: 09.07.-17.07.2015
Documented: 09.07.-13.07.2014
Here are impressions of some parts of the reconstructed 3d models:
Some impressions of the Archaeocopter team at work in Iceland in July 2014: TRAILER 2014.
Pompeji (Italy)
Project partner: Deutsches Archäologisches Institut
Documented: 14.03.2014
Here are impressions of some parts of the reconstructed 3d models:
Ulaan Bator (Mongolia)
Project partner: PD. Dr. Jürgen Hofmann [website], Leibniz Institut für Gewässerökölogie und Binnenfischerei
Documented: 22.08.-02.09.2015
Here are impressions of some parts of the reconstructed 3d models:
Naqsh-e Rostam/Persepolis (Iran)
Documentation leader: Alexander Haferland
Documented: 26.10.2017
Here are impressions of some parts of the reconstructed 3d models:
Annaberg-Buchholz (Germany)
Project partner: Archaeological Heritage Office in Saxony
Documentation leader: Christoph Schubert
Documented: 20.07.2016
Here are impressions of some parts of the reconstructed 3d models:
This campaign was documented for the ARD television show "W wie Wissen" and
is available here.
Galeriestraße in Dresden (Germany)
Project partner: Archaeological Heritage Office in Saxony
Excavation leader: Susanne Schöne, M. A.
Documented: 10.01.2014
Documented: 20.08.2013
Here are impressions of some parts of the reconstructed 3d models:
Documented: 02.08.2013
Documented: 22.05.2013
Documented: 24.04.2013
More details (in German) to the historical background presented by Niklaas Görsch.
Coral reef in Surin Islands (Thailand)
Documentation leader: André Knuth
Documented: 28.02.2016
Zwischenahner Meer in Niedersachsen (Germany)
Project partner: Niedersächsisches Institut für historische Küstenforschung
Excavation leader: Dr. Svea Mahlstedt
Documented: 03.03.2016
Stone quarry in Kamenz (Germany)
Documentation test area (first diving test with wireless solution)
Documented: 19.03.2018
Documentation test area (first diving test with Manio)
Documented: 23.09.2017
Documentation test area (depth test 53 meter)
Documented: 07.09.2016
Documentation test area
Documented: 08.02.2016
My Son, cluster of Hindu temples around 50 km southwestern of Hoi An (Vietnam)
Documentation leader: Tom Rößiger
Documented: 18.09.2016
Cave painting of White Lady in Brandberg Massif (Namibia)
Project partner: Prof. Dr. Uwe Jeschke
Documentation leader: Prof. Dr. Martin Oczipka
Documented: 25.09.2016
Cave painting in Messlingen (Sweden)
Documentation test area
Documented: 25.07.2016
Reconstruction of CNN moderator Nick Glass (Germany)
Within the context of filming the archaeocopter crew for the CNN tv show
"Make Create Innovate", a full 3d model of the moderator Nick Glass was produced.
Documented: 25.07.2016
How this drone is trying to take people back in time
, CNN International, Make Create Innovate, 2016
Monitoring of wind turbines (Germany)
Project partner: Alexander Haferland
Documented: 25.05.2017
Open cast mining in Vereinigtes Schleenhain, MIBRAG (Germany)
Project partner: Frank-Peter Reetz, MIBRAG
Documented: 30.10.2015
Here are impressions of some parts of the reconstructed 3d models:
Open cast mining in Reichwalde, Vattenvall (Germany)
Project partner: Archaeological Heritage Office in Saxony
Excavation leader: Dr. Wolfgang Ender (e-mail to wolfgang.ender(at)lfa.sachsen.de)
Documented: 11.02.2014
Documented: 18.12.2013
Zwinger in Dresden (Germany)
Project partner: Archaeological Heritage Office in Saxony
Excavation leader: Dr. Hartmut Olbrich
Documented: 14.11.2013
Documented: 06.11.2013
Here are impressions of some parts of the reconstructed 3d models:
Obertorplatz in Dippoldiswalde (Germany)
Project partner: Archaeological Heritage Office in Saxony
Excavation leader: Matthias Schubert, M. A.
Documented: 06.09.2013
Friedruchsruhe in Mecklenburg Vorpommern (Germany)
Project partner: Deutsches Archäologisches Institut
Excavation leader: Komp Rainer, M. A.
Documented: 14.01.2015
Plauen (Germany)
Project partner: Archaeological Heritage Office in Saxony
Documented: 04.09.2014
Here are impressions of some parts of the reconstructed 3d models:
B95 bei Leipzig (Germany)
Project partner: Archaeological Heritage Office in Saxony
Documented: 20.08.2013
Here are impressions of some parts of the reconstructed 3d models:
Schlossplatzquartier in Freiberg (Germany)
Project partner: Archaeological Heritage Office in Saxony
Excavation leader: Dr. Daniela Gräf
Documented: 29.05.2013
Kindly supported by Neurocopter-Teams (Freie Universität Berlin).
Documented: 10.04.2013
Here are impressions of some parts of the reconstructed 3d models:
More details (in German) to the historical background presented by Niklaas Görsch.
Museum für Naturkunde in Berlin (Germany)
Project partner: Dr. Heinrich Mallison, Leibniz Institute for Research on Evolution and Biodiversity at the Humboldt University Berlin
Documented: 24.03.2014
Here are impressions of some parts of the reconstructed 3d models:
Public events
Aussteller bei der ArcHerNet-Konferenz, Auswärtiges Amt, Berlin, 09.10.2018
Lange Nacht der Wissenschaften, HTW Dresden, Dresden, 15.06.2018
Präsentation am Tag der offenen Tür, HTW Dresden, 12.01.2017
Lange Nacht der Wissenschaften, HTW Dresden, Dresden, 10.06.2016
Lange Nacht der Wissenschaften mit Unterstützung der Firma THIENEL Dental, HTW Dresden, Dresden, 03.07.2015
Lange Nacht der Wissenschaften mit Unterstützung der Firma THIENEL Dental, HTW Dresden, Dresden, 04.07.2014
Präsentation am Dies Academicus, HTW Dresden, 04.06.2014
Präsentation am Tag der offenen Tür, HTW Dresden, 12.04.2014
Präsentation am Tag der offenen Tür, HTW Dresden, 09.01.2014
FUTRA, Science Slam, Die Hamburger Forschungsnacht der Mobilität, Kühne Logistics University (KLU), Hamburg, 27.09.2013
The Future Transport Night was part of the FUTRA event that took
place in Hamburg on 27th September 2013. More than 100 researchers from
35 cities presented their exhibits from the fields of aviation,
logistics and mobility. As part of the opening event hosted by the Kühne
Logistics University (KLU), the Archaeocopter team gave an introduction
to the current state of research with a live demonstration at the
Science Slam.
Tag des offenen Denkmals, Landesamt für Archäologie Sachsen, Galeriestraße in Dresden/Sachsen, 08.09.2013
Lange Nacht der Wissenschaften mit Unterstützung des Landesamtes für Archäologie Sachsen, HTW Dresden, Dresden, 05.07.2013
Lange Nacht der Wissenschaften, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, 08.06.2013
German page with more images.
Präsentation am Tag der offenen Tür, HTW Dresden, 23.03.2013
Archaeocopter on the road
Konferenzbeitrag, 6th ICACH 2013, Athen/Greece, 22.-25.10.2013
Grabungsdokumentation, INAH, Autonome Universität von Sans Luis Potosi, Tamtoc/Mexiko, 28.09.-07.10.2013
