The prototype illustrates the use 3D Virtual Worlds and Artificial Intelligence in the domain of Cultural Heritage.The aim of the project is to recreate the ancient city of Uruk from the period around 3000 B.C. in the Virtual World of Second Life letting history students experience how it looked like and how its citizens behaved in the past. The prototype currently features 4 autonomous agents re-enacting the daily life cycle of 2 fisherman families. The recreation of the city and agent behaviors are being modeled under supervision of subject matter experts and based on the results of archaeological excavations and available historical data.
Virtual Archaeology: 3D Model of Sudanese Church SUR22A
3D reconstruction of a Sudanese church found at the 4th cataract by the HUNE-mission of Humboldt University Berlin.
Archaeology is a destructive process in which accurate and detailed recording of a site is imperative. As a site is exposed, documentation is required in order to recreate and understand the site in context. We have developed a 3D modeling pipeline that can assist archaeologists in the documentation effort by building rich, geometrically and photometrically accurate 3D models of the site. The modeling effort begins with data acquisition (images, range scans, GIS data, and video) and ends with the use of a sophisticated visualization tool that can be used by researchers to explore and understand the site. The pipeline includes new methods for shadow-based registration of 2D images and temporal change detection. Our multimodal augmented reality system allows users wearing head-tracked, see-through, head-worn displays to visualize the site model and associated archaeological artifacts, and to interact with them using speech and gesture. (Authors: Peter Allen, Steven Feiner, Alejandro Troccoli, Hrvoje Benko, Edward Ishak, Ben Smith, Columbia University. Please visit http://www.edwardishak.com for more information.)
This is a reconstruction I produced for the complex settlement site at Old Scatness, Shetland. It was produced as part of my undergraduate dissertation project at the University of Bradford, UK.
For more information about the work and 3D visualisation in general, check out my blog at www.archaeofx.com
The DVD Carnuntum ( http://www.limes.co.at ): Legionsadler und Druidenstab digitally recreates the first century A.D.'s Carnuntum—a major Roman legionary fort located at the Danube Limes.
Mechanical cleaning of a Roman Brooch and consolidating a malachite crystal structure formed in centuries of burial. Courtesy of Mr Richard Nable, Priceless Past Authentication Services some extraordinary microphotographs and 3D rendering of pseudomorph fly remains embedded in the bronze corrosion products.
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An exploration of how digital 3D visualisation can be used in archaeological site work. truly breathtaking! Credits:
experiment of visualization in archaeology, the 3D model was realized using computer vision, meshlab and 3Dstudio Max, the model was visualized in full scale through a cave sistem authors: Nicolo' Dell'Unto and Mattias Wallergård researchers at the Department of design sciences, Lund University
A detailed 3D Google Earth model of the ancient Inca city of Machu Picchu has been created using data from a laser scan of the site conducted by the University of Arkansas (see below). The model contains every building, every structure and every terrace in the entire city and is accurate to within 10cm (4
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