Unveiling the tomb of an ancient Egyptian priest

遗产地点的数字文档是记录考古纪念碑的实际状况并促进专家为全面的保护计划的决策的基本步骤。

自2005年以来，TT39的墨西哥考古使命同意了一项不寻常但令人惊讶的提议，以调查，挖掘和恢复Puimra的法族墓，可追溯到公元前1500年。在埃及卢克索。墨西哥团队在卢克索的目标是翻新和记录埃及最重要的未修复的埋葬室之一，并向公众打开大门。

在Leica BLK360成像激光扫描仪和Leica Cyclone3D点云处理软件，该团队能够对所有地下房间，外部环境以及墙壁上的详细雕刻和绘画进行精确的调查。广泛的坟墓的数字化和恢复不仅为子孙后代保存了该地点，而且还阐明了埃及少数几位女法官Hatshepsut的统治。

展开一个雄心勃勃的恢复项目

The tomb of Puimra dates back to the reign era of Queen Hatshepsut and Thutmosis III (circa 1478 – 1500 B.C.). Puimra was among the highly-respected magistrates, because as the second priest of the god Amun ─ a major ancient Egyptian deity ─ he participated in the construction of Queen Hatshepsut’s temples.

Puimra’s important role in the kingdom was not only manifested in the size and complexity of his burial tomb but his life was also depicted on the walls, located in Khokha, in the Theban Necropolis. The tomb was built as a series of underground chambers and tunnels, calledhypogeumconnected to the facade with a porch and decorated with stelae, false doors niches and low-relief baseboard in the exterior.

The main objective of the Mexican Archaeological Mission was to restore this architecturally-complex tomb in danger of collapsing and being lost forever. The joint effort of several Mexican archaeology, architecture, paintings restoration, hieroglyphic epigraphy and photography specialists from different Mexican institutions like Sociedad Mexicana de Egiptología, Universidad del Valle de México,研究所学院（inah），秘书处的外部和Systop由墨西哥考古任务主任加布里埃拉·阿拉奇·韦尔蒂斯（Gabriela ArracheVértiz）领导。该项目得到了Inah的Restorers and Leica Geosystems设备专家Manuel VillarruelVázquez和Angel Mora Flores的支持。

“ Leica Geosystems的3D扫描技术促进了牧师遗产的保护，并将其遗产留在了子孙后代”突出显示的ArracheVértiz。

The archaeological mission started in 2005 and continues until today. Year by year the team is closer to fulfil the following goals:

• Conduct a full survey of the tomb.
• Analyse and diagnose the damages.
• Design a conservation plan and develop the different phases of the restoration work.
• Epigraphic analysis.
• 装饰墙壁，天花板和保险库的整合和恢复。
• Restoration of bas relief carvings.
• Integrate modern methods into architectural and epigraphic surveys, using 3D laser scanning technology to shed light on the deterioration process and serve as the base for future research.
• Facilitate the creation of a cultural and educational program, including printed and digital documents based on the 3D survey.

用BLK360收集最小的细节

在2018年，在团队开始重建和整合原始墙壁，保险库和天花板之前，Inah的专家不得不调查并记录所有钱伯斯和坟墓的外部，以获取最好的细节。

“由于该团队的一些成员使用Leica Geosystems设备有超过12年的经验，因此我们毫无疑问，我们需要BLK360，这是一种激光扫描解决方案，以实现最高质量和精确度，”said Villarruel Vázquez, coordinator of the architectural restoration team from INAH.

在BLK360 imaging laser scanner and Cyclone 3D point cloud processing software, the team was able to capture every little detail of the walls and vaults. The comprehensive point clouds made it possible to analyse the paintings, the engraved epigraphy and the subtle synthesis of the architectural features of the funerary chambers. The wall carvings and paintings depicting the life of the priest, is helping researchers to reconstruct ancient life, craftsmanship and customs, digitalising cultural manifestations.

Point clouds and spherical images were collected to a digital database, including floor plans, 3D models and architectural plans. The lost segments of the walls, vaults and structural cracks were, in addition, registered and digitally documented for further reconstruction and research.

Leaving a legacy for future generations with the help of laser scanning

像BLK360和Cyclone软件一样，在遗产亚博ag真人规律保护项目中使用高级3D现实捕获技术是墨西哥考古学家的里程碑。使用3D现实捕获解决方案收集的数据将有助于Inah的研究人员，亚博ag真人规律建筑师和考古学家团队评估损害的水平，并计划下一个工作季节Puimra墓碑的修复过程。

Thanks to the high reliability of the results obtained and the long-term low cost of ownership of the BLK360, Leica Geosystems’ laser scanning technology will be used until the completion of the restoration project.