This study presents the recommended documentation methodology in archaeological practice, heritage conservation and other fields relating to historical and cultural heritage. It tests various methods of digital documentation, in terms of their accuracy, time required, technology operator requirements, etc. It formulates rules for the creation of 3D models using multi-image photogrammetry, as the most effective method of digital documentation in archaeological practice. It presents a series of criteria to compare this method with other digital documentation procedures used in archaeological situations, at heritage sites and on artefacts. The recommended methodology was developed based on experience from research at the Great Moravian hillfort of Mikulčice-Valy and has been verified at a number of other sites.
Sídelní komplex Mikulčice – Kopčany patří z hlediska dobového významu i možností dnešního výzkumu k nejvýznamnějším centrům Velké Moravy. Výsledky padesátiletého výzkumu představují obrovský a nesmírně hodnotný pramenný fond. Dnešní snaha o jeho systematické zpracování naráží zejména na rozdílnou kvalitu terénních prací během uzavřené etapy výzkumu 1954–1992. Článek shrnuje stav sídelně-archeologické problematiky a metodické problémy výzkumu. and The settlement complex at Mikulčice and Kopčany is, from the point of view of period importance and the opportunities afforded by current research, among the most important of the Great Moravian centres. The results of the 50-year long investigation represent an enormous and incomparably valuable finds resource. Today’s attempt at its systematic processing must deal in particular with the differing quality of fieldwork undertaken between 1954 and 1992. This article summarises the status of settlement archaeological problem areas, and the methodological problems of the research.