In 2015, in collaboration with the Czech Institute of
Egyptology, we, a Japanese consortium, initiated the
Abusir 3D Survey (A-3DS) for the 3D documentation of the
site’s pyramids, which have not been updated since the
time of the architectural investigations of Vito Maragioglio
and Celeste Rinaldi in the 1960s to the 1970s. The
first season of our project focused on the exterior of
Neferirkare’s pyramid, the largest pyramid at Abusir.
By developing a strategic mathematical 3D survey
plan, step-by-step 3D documentation to suit specific
archaeological needs, and producing a new display
method for the 3D data, we successfully measured the
dimensions of the pyramid in a cost-effective way