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Google Unveils Incredibly Detailed 3D Models of At-Risk Heritage Sites

by Claire Voon April 27, 2018

“Open Heritage” features digitized, 3D models of over 25 locations from around the world, signaling the start of a major chapter for the field of digital archaeology.

Posted inNews

Slick Replica of Palmyra’s Triumphal Arch Arrives in New York, Prompting Questions [UPDATED]

by Claire Voon September 20, 2016September 21, 2016

A replica of Palmyra’s ancient Arch of Triumph, built by Romans and destroyed last year by ISIS militants, is on a world tour.

Posted inNews

Aerial Photos of Palmyra Show Extent of Damage Done by ISIS

by Claire Voon May 4, 2016May 7, 2016

Working with the Syrian Directorate-General of Antiquities and Museums (DGAM), a team of digital surveyors have shared what it describes as some of the first images and videos to emerge from Palmyra since the ousting of ISIS in late March.

Posted inArt

What’s the Value of Recreating the Palmyra Arch with Digital Technology?

by Claire Voon April 19, 2016September 19, 2016

Seven months after ISIS destroyed Palmyra’s 1,800-year-old Arch of Triumph, the structure has risen once more — this time 2,800 miles away from the ancient city, in London’s bustling Trafalgar Square.

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A 3D Database of Threatened Syrian Heritage Sites

by Claire Voon March 21, 2016March 21, 2016

A team of digital surveyors is working to create the world’s largest 3D database of archaeological sites in Syria, focusing on those at risk of destruction.

Posted inNews

Could the Nefertiti Scan Be a Hoax — and Does that Matter?

by Claire Voon March 9, 2016March 17, 2022

Last month, we reported that a pair of artists scanned the bust of Nefertiti, currently on display in the Neues Museum in Berlin, without the permission of museum officials. Now, many people are raising questions about the authenticity of their work and what that even means.

Posted inArt

Light Projections Bring Color and Lost Glory to the Temple of Dendur

by Claire Voon February 10, 2016February 11, 2016

We recognize the Temple of Dendur today as a monochromatic sandstone structure, but its walls, like those of most ancient Egyptian temples, were originally painted bright colors.

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In Acts of Resistance, Artists and Scholars Digitally Reconstruct the Past

by Claire Voon January 27, 2016January 31, 2016

In the past year alone, members of ISIS have marred cultural treasures in Iraq and Syria, taking sledgehammers and drills to statues at the Mosul Museum and delivering numerous blows to the ancient site of Palmyra, including its 1,800-year-old Arch of Triumph.

Posted inNews

Archaeologists Are Creating a Database of Endangered Sites

by Laura C. Mallonee March 4, 2015March 3, 2015

Scholars estimate that in North Africa and the Middle East alone, there could be up to five million archaeological sites. The majority are still unknown or else have never been officially recorded.

Posted inOpinion

Digging Into the Layers of the Internet’s Past

by AX Mina October 30, 2013October 30, 2013

OAKLAND, Calif. — Digital Archaeology’s icon, a pixellated flashlight, captures, in my mind, how the site works: by shining light on different corners, never quite capturing the whole.

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