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Combined Detection and Segmentation of Archeological Structures from LiDAR Data Using a Deep Learning Approach

Marc Lennon
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Thierry Lorho
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Until recently, archeological prospection using LiDAR data was based mainly on expertbased and time-consuming visual analyses. Currently, deep learning convolutional neural networks (deep CNN) are showing potential for automatic detection of objects in many fields of application, including cultural heritage. However, these computer-vision based algorithms remain strongly restricted by the large number of samples required to train models and the need to define target classes before using the models. Moreover, the methods used to date for archaeological prospection are limited to detecting objects and cannot (semi-)automatically characterize the structures of interest. In this study, we assess the contribution of deep learning methods for detecting and characterizing archeological structures by performing object segmentation using a deep CNN approach with transfer learning. The approach was applied to a terrain visualization image derived from airborne LiDAR data within a 200 km² area in Brittany, France. Our study reveals that the approach can accurately (semi-)automatically detect, delineate, and characterize topographic anomalies, and thus provides an effective tool to inventory many archaeological structures. These results provide new perspectives for large-scale archaeological mapping.
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hal-03166011 , version 1 (11-03-2021)

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Alexandre Guyot, Marc Lennon, Thierry Lorho, Laurence Hubert-Moy. Combined Detection and Segmentation of Archeological Structures from LiDAR Data Using a Deep Learning Approach. Journal of Computer Applications in Archaeology, 2021, 4 (1), pp.1. ⟨10.5334/jcaa.64⟩. ⟨hal-03166011⟩
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