Imaging Methodology

Computer imaging combines the creative energy of the artist with the technology of the scientist, to bring to life sites and artifacts of the ancient past.

CERHAS
Center for the Electronic Reconstruction of Historical and Archaeological Sites, at the University of Cincinnati; with a philosophical concept called "mutual reality."

CSA Newsletter
Computer Technologies for Archaeologists and Architectural Historians, from Bryn Mawr's Center for the Study of Architecture and Archaeology; complete online issues. Contains several imaging articles

CyArk
The CyArk project is an ambitious plan to place digital images--maps, plans, three-dimensional views--of world heritage sites in one place, all for use by nonprofits under a Creative Commons license.

Debriefing the Land
An article in Internet Archaeology by Brian Larkman on using Apple QuickTime movies to examine and recorde both the texture, form, weathering, and construction techniques in an archaeological landscape.

Modelling the Lion Temple, Musawwarat it Sufra, Sudan
Steffen Kirchner and Oskar Bohuszewicz of Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, a computer model of Sudanese architecture. In German.

Photographic Imaging Technique
Indiana University has developed a method for underwater photography; this web site shows three examples of recent work.

Pyramids at Giza Computer Simulation
Mark Lehner of the Oriental Institute discusses his reconstruction of the Giza plateau as it might have looked when first built.

STOA
A Consortium for Electronic Publication in the Humanities, continues to provide high quality guides to various techniques in archaeology, including recording handheld GPS waypoints, producing QTVR panoramas, and specialized photographing.

The Compelling Computer Image
From Nick Eiteljorg and Internet Archaeology, an article on the seductive dangers of three-dimensional reconstructions. You'll need a log on id and password, but for everybody outside of the UK, it's currently free.

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