LIFE Project: evolution of survey techniques along the border of the Roman Empire.

This article presents the latest results as well as an overview of the continuous evolution of the survey methods applied to the extreme desert environment of the Kharga Oasis, in Egypt’s Western Desert. The detailed survey of the architectural and agricultural remains of the Late Roman site of Umm al-Dabadib represented the chance to experiment the application of 3D survey techniques to complex objects. The results of these tests will allow the construction of a precise and measurable 3D model of the built-up area and will contribute to the creation of a dynamic model of the way in which the agricultural system functioned.