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Friends and colleagues: More than a thousand years ago, the Mayan city of
Tikal held sway over a large region of the Yucatan peninsula of Central
America. Some of the city's most splendid monuments are featured in Tikal:
A CyArk Case Study, the latest video feature on our nonprofit
streaming-media Web site, The Archaeology Channel
(http://www.archaeologychannel.org/).
Tikal, a World Heritage Site in Guatemala, exemplifies CyArk, a project of
the Kacyra Family Foundation that is preserving the world's most valued
cultural heritage sites in three-dimensional digital form. Tikal, the
largest ancient Mayan city, contains some of the most spectacular Mayan
architecture, but is subject to natural erosion as well as the impacts of
massive tourist traffic. This video shows how CyArk is preserving the site
in digital imagery through laser-scanning technology and the most accurate
3D models possible today.
This and other programs are available on TAC for your use and enjoyment. We
urge you to support this public service by participating in our Membership
(http://www.archaeologychannel.org/member.html) and Underwriting
(http://www.archaeologychannel.org/sponsor.shtml) programs. Only with your
help can we continue and enhance our nonprofit public-education and
visitor-supported programming. We also welcome new content partners as we
reach out to the world community.
Please forward this message to others who may be interested.
Richard M. Pettigrew, Ph.D., RPA
President and Executive Director
Archaeological Legacy Institute
http://www.archaeologychannel.org/
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