Digital Giza : Visualizing the Pyramids /

Digital Giza : Visualizing the Pyramids /

"After a brief introduction to the Giza Plateau of the Old Kingdom and a summary of the history of excavation at the site, this book explores new, primarily digital, approaches to accessing the site. A 3-D reconstruction of the site allows for both general access and targeted research inquiries...

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Main Author: Der Manuelian, Peter (Author)

Format: Book

Language: English

Published: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2017.

Series: MetaLAB Projects.

Subjects:

Archaeology > Computer simulation.
Imaging systems in archaeology.
Pyramids of Giza (Egypt)

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Call Number: CC79 .I44 D47 2017

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Table of Contents:
  • The Giza necropolis in time and space
  • Archaeological explorations at Giza from 1800 to the present
  • Windows
  • Napoleon in Egypt
  • Thutmose IV
  • Karl Richard Lepsius
  • George Reisner
  • Hermann Junker
  • The boats of Khufu
  • From stone to silicon : translating the medium
  • Giza 3D : the real-time immersive experience
  • Case studies: pyramid, temple, tomb, statue, human
  • Case studies
  • Reconstruction: how much is too much?
  • Will it fit?
  • Everything changes
  • Simulation city
  • "The kid stays in the picture" (animated characters and avatars)
  • Where can we go from here?.