Documentation research and digital semantic reproduction of archaeological achievements-A Study of Six Steeds in the Zhaoling of the Tang Dynasty

Abstract There are many cultural relics in China, but many immovable cultural relics have been damaged due to social changes, time erosion, rogue destruction and archaeological development. Although the cultural relics can be repaired, the cultural, social, political and other semantic factors left behind the cultural relics cannot be deeply interpreted. Therefore, this study aims to take the stone carvings of Zhaoling in the tenth year of Tang Zhenguan as an example, carry out digital scanning measurement and digital reproduction based on semantics, and integrate cultural factors such as literature into digital means, so that users can deeply interpret the context behind cultural relics. Digital measurement applies the combination of technology of laser scanning and digital photogrammetry. After obtaining the 3D data, by searching the literature and extracting the contextual elements related to matching, their structures were systematically analyzed. Through splitting and extraction, many elements are analyzed and digitally reproduced, and finally integrated through digital modelling. Through these methods, all the data and information are recorded, stored, and managed. Research shows that damaged immovable cultural relics can be reconstructed through digital technological means and cultural context, and then recorded, preserved and studied through digital, information and systematic ways.