Documenting mausoleums of the Chinese Tang Dynasty
The Tang project
The 18 mausoleums of the Chinese Tang Dynasty (618-907) are scattered over an area of 5.000 km² in the Shaanxi province in the PR China. The size of a single mausoleum, including the surrounding wall, may reach up to 15 km². Nowadays only mounds and single findings remain from the former buildings, walls and towers, whereas numerous larger-than-life stone sculptures are still in good condition.
In 1993, cooperation between the Shaanxi Archaeological Institute, PR China, and the RGZM was established for the documentation of the mausoleums. i3mainz is a partner in this project and carries out all tasks concerning surveying and geoinformatics.
Modelling archaeological collections
Standardization of Geomatics Applications in Cultural Heritage