Statue of a Celtic Warrior

The Glauberg is a hill some 40 km northeast of Frankfurt in Germany. It was occupied in the Neolithic, Bronze Age, Iron Age, Early Mediaeval and Mediaeval periods, however it is mainly known for its Early Iron Age hillfort and the associated rich burials of three Celtic warriors on its slopes (http://www.keltenwelt-glauberg.de/en/).

Recorded In Glauberg

This model was built using two data sources. The first set of data was gathered using a handheld laser scanner, and the second was gathered using photogrammetry. This combination of methods was required as it was difficult to reach certain areas of the statue using the hand scanner. It was possible to record a model that would fill in any missing data using photogrammetry as the camera is far easier to manipulate without endangering the artifact. Both models were imported in to a geomagic scene and placed in the same world space. Any areas of problem data were removed form the first model and replaced with the data from the second. The surface texture from the hand scan model was used to create the normal map for the final model, while the photo-realistic colour information from the photogrammetry model was used to create the diffuse map.