Al-Meragh Sudan (Ancient Nubia) |
Curiouser and curiouser
As the excavation proceeded Learning Sites was contacted by Timothy Kendall to help him visualize and understand his curious discoveries. The goal was to make sense of the standardized house plans that were being uncovered and whether enough evidence survived to complete a computer model. Each of the houses appeared to have the same nicely carved stone columns, stone door frames, and staircases up to a useable roof space. Little or no artifacts were recovered from these buildings, evidence of the looting that took place during the sacking of the town.click on the images to enlarge
Progress view of the excavation of house AM600, Al Meragh ©1999 Timothy Kendall. |
Plan of the double house AM600 at Al Meragh |
 Rendering from the virtual reality model, showing an aerial view of a typical double house from Al Meragh (house AM600) ©2001 Learning Sites, Inc. |
For the many excavation reports, conference presentations, and personal analyses, the task for Learning Sites was to create a virtual reality model of one of the houses, as a prelude to envisioning as much as the site as was practical given the remains and extent of excavation.
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