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Friends and colleagues: Digital laser imaging technology now has been
applied to one of the founding sites of the Andean Civilization. You can
see how 3D imaging reveals remarkable architectural complexity in Chavin de
Huantar: A CyArk Case Study, the latest video feature on our nonprofit
streaming-media Web site, The Archaeology Channel
(http://www.archaeologychannel.org/).
Chavin de Huantar 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. Between 800 and 300 BC, during the
Chavin Horizon, the site was the ceremonial center of the Peruvian Andes and
the location of the "Smiling God" of the Lanzon, represented by the Lanzon
Monolith. Chavin's advanced textiles, metallurgy and ceramics changed
traditional methods throughout South America. 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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