Landscape survey and vegetation filtering for archaeological cartography. A UNESCO World Heritage site in Cerveteri: “Banditaccia” necropolis and the “Via degli Inferi”

This paper presents an effective acquisition and data processing method for landscape surveying aimed at producing cartographic data dedicated to archaeological cartography. The case study presented, part of the Banditaccia necropolis and of the “Via degli Inferi”, allows to analyze in detail the acquisition phases and the vegetation filtering procedures to obtain a single DTM by separately processing photogrammetric surveys from UAV and data obtained with TLS (Terrestrial Laser Scanner). The aim of this paper is to underline the importance of producing cartographic bases dedicated to archaeological cartography, rather than using cartography created for other purposes.