Description
SMR No.: ME019-030001-
Monument Type: Megalithic tomb - passage tomb
Knowth cemetery, site 1. This great kerbed mound is the focal point of a large passage-tomb cemetery, which has been the site of extensive excavations since 1962. Sixteen small passage-tombs are in close proximity to the main mound and another (ME019-030007-) is 120m to the W. The central mound is c. 90m by 80m by 11m in height. Incurving of the kerb to the E and W indicates entrances to two back-to-back passage-tombs. The W tomb, 34.2m long, comprises a bent passage leading to a simple square chamber; a stone basin lies at bend in passage. The E tomb, 40m long, contains a cruciform chamber with corbelled roof; N recess contains an elaborately decorated stone basin. Many of the kerb stones and large numbers of the structural stones of both tombs are decorated with megalithic art.
3D Model 1
Sampled 3D point cloud model (less than 1% of total data) of central Megalithic passage tomb mound and satellite tombs at Knowth
3D Model 2
Sampled 3D point cloud model (less than 1% of total data) of central mound and internal passages and souterains, Megalithic passage tomb, Knowth
3D Model 3
Sampled 3D point cloud model (less than 1% of total data) of east passage, Megalithic passage tomb, Knowth
3D Model 4
Sampled 3D point cloud model (less than 1% of total data) of west passage, Megalithic passage tomb, Knowth
Licensing
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High Resolution Data
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Technical Details
3D Capture Method: Terrestrial laser scanning (TLS)
3D Capture Description: Phase based terrestrial laser scanning using a Faro Focus 120 laser scanner. The instrument quotes the following specification:
- Distance accuracy up to ±2mm.
- Range from 0.6m up to 120m.
- Measurement rate up to 976,000 points/sec.
- Intensity & RGB. Integrated colour camera.
- Photorealistic 3D colour scans with up to 70 megapixels.
- Parallax-free colour overlay.
Laser scans geo-referenced using RTK GPS with VRSnow corrections
Data Processing Software
Processing of point cloud data: Faro Scene & Pointools
Meshing of data: Geomagic Studio 2012
3D Modelling & Texturing: Autodesk Mudbox, Mari, 3D Studio Max
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3D Model 1
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Technical Details
SMR No.: ME019-030001-
