This dataset was created within the framework of the Digital Roofs project (2020–2025), a research initiative of the German Archaeological Institute (DAI). The project focuses on the development and evaluation of methods and technologies for the high-quality digital documentation and publication of large quantities of archaeological roof tile finds. Ancient roof tiles, particularly from Greek and Roman contexts, represent a challenging category of material due to their size, weight, and the large number of fragments typically recovered during excavations and surveys. Despite their research potential, especially unornamented tiles are often insufficiently documented and rarely published in a form suitable for comparative analysis.
