Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
3rd International Symposium on Engineering, Design and Innovative Research (ISEDIR 2025), Sinop, Türkiye, 24 - 25 Aralık 2025, sa.78, ss.142, (Özet Bildiri)
The preservation of cultural heritage and its transmission to future generations is of great importance in many countries. As is the case worldwide, situations arise in our country that make it difficult to preserve the structure and appearance of archaeological sites. Unconscious excavations carried out for the purpose of searching for cultural and historical artefacts and materials through illegal means cause great damage. Furthermore, the negative effects of unconscious behaviors such as smuggling activities, deliberate destruction and terrorism cause damage to natural and cultural heritage sites. It is of great importance to track the damage and illegal excavation activities occurring in archaeological and site areas and to quantitatively determine their locations. In this context, automatic studies based on the monitoring of optical and synthetic aperture radar (SAR) aerial or satellite images are being conducted. The proposed study uses two-time three-dimensional point clouds or LiDAR data to automatically determine the locations of illegal excavation sites with high accuracy based on geometric changes. The study demonstrates the superiority of this method over satellite images tracked with spectral data, as it enables detection based solely on geometric data. This makes it possible to identify negative images and damage that visitors may encounter in advance, making protection and intervention processes more effective. The results obtained show that the proposed method offers an applicable and reliable approach that contributes to the sustainable protection of cultural heritage.