Links

With the expansion of computer capabilities, virtual archaeology is growing into a useful method of data manipulation that is quite exciting. Below are some of the links on the WWW pertaining to virtual archaeology.

Paloma World - http://www.atc.missouri.edu/paloma/

Virtual Archaeology Image Interactive - http://www.imint.freeserve.co.uk/index.htm

Mount Fitchet Castle - http://homepages.enta.net/~gold/castle.htm

Emuseum virtual Archaeology Reconstructions - http://emuseum.mnsu.edu".edu/archaeology/archtechnology/virtual_reconstructions.html

Ancient Egyptian Virtual Temple - http://showcase.netins.net/web/ankh/

The El Brujo Project - http://www.research.ibm.com/peru/

The Great Temple of Abu Simbel - http://www.ccer.ggl.ruu.nl/abu_simbel/abu_simbel1.html

Virtual Reality Catalhoyuk - http://catal.arch.cam.ac.uk/catal/Newsletter1/media.html

The Chavet-Pont-D'Arc Cave - http://www.culture.fr/culture/arcnat/chauvet/en/gvpda-d.htm

Brown University Petra Great Temple Excavation - http://www.brown.edu/Departments/Anthropology/Petra/temple/temple.html

Nova Pyramids - Virtual Reality Tour of the Pyramids - http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/pyramid/explore/khufuenter.html

Sipapu - Chetro Ketl Great Kiva - http://sipapu.gsu.edu/html/kiva.html

    This vertual archaeology website above shows inside of Kiva by using Quicktime. You can see the inside of Kiva 360 degree holizontaly and check objects on a floor and drawing on a wall with zooming in and out. Moreover, This website has good explanation s of Kiva and pottery.

Virtual Archaeology - http://www.ku.edu/~hoopes/virtual.htm

    This is comppiled by John W. Hoopes in Dep. Anthropology, University of Kansas. This website links to many virtual archaeology and virtual museum. Very good website.

Canada - Vertual Museum Canada - http://www.virtualmuseum.ca/English/index_flashFT.html

    If you go to "Inuit 3D", you can see 3D artifacts and  drawings with explanation.  3D artifacts can be rotated and seen from all angles.

Virtual World in Archaeology Initiative Participants - http://www.learningsites.com/VWinAI/VWAI_participants.htm

    This website links to other website which have 3D images for building and ruins in other countries.

    It links to some websites which sometimes have a movie or 3D images for Archaeology.

Mint Museum of Art - http://www.mintmuseum.org/

    This museum website has a good program for children to learn about Latin American cultures such as Maya, Aztec, and Inca. This can be enjoyed by everyone. Go to this website and click on "Just for Kids", then you will find "Dig It!". You need to download  "Macrimedia Authorware Player" before you start "Dig It!". There is a drection, so you may need to follow it.

Dig! Vertual Archaeology - http://dig.anthro.niu.edu/DigApplet/DigApplet.html

    This is created by Department of Anthropology, Northern Illinois University. Enjoy digging a site in vertual archaeology.