The Use and Application of SfM-Based Documentation in Excavation and Standing Remains Assessment of the Stabian Baths, Pompeii

The international research project ‘Bathing Culture and the Development of Urban Space in Pompeii’, headed by the Institute for Classical Archaeology of the Freie Universität Berlin, uses Structure from Motion (SfM) 3D models to record, document and analyse complex archaeological and architectural situations at the Stabian Baths in Pompeii. The paper presents case studies of the application of 3D models in archaeological and architectural contexts and highlights their potential not only as a documentation method, but also as analytical tools and key aids in publishing. It also draws attention to problems arising from work with large and complex digital datasets in interdisciplinary and international research teams and suggests potential solutions.