Hi-tech plan to combat IS destruction

[Sally]

I think most people would rather have the real McCoy still standing.

28 AUG 2015 - 12:42PM
Hi-tech plan to combat IS destruction

Scientists plan to use 3D cameras to catalogue buildings and artefacts and recreate them with 3D printers if they are destroyed by Islamic State.
Source:
AAP
28 AUG 2015 - 12:38 PM UPDATED 31 MINS AGO
Archaeologists have launched a hi-tech initiative to combat the destruction of ancient sites in the Middle East by Islamic State.

Scientists at Oxford and Harvard universities says they plan to "flood" the region with 3D cameras in order to catalogue buildings and artefacts of historical significance, preserving knowledge of them should they be obliterated.

It comes amid the systematic demolition of the Syrian city of Palmyra - a UNESCO World Heritage site - by the terror group's militants, including the 2,000-year-old temple of Baalshamin.

IS, also known as Isis, are destroying ancient relics claiming they promote idolatry, though the extremists are also believed to have sold off looted artefacts.

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Hi-tech plan to combat IS destruction

 

[aris2chat]

I think most people would rather have the real McCoy still standing.

28 AUG 2015 - 12:42PM
Hi-tech plan to combat IS destruction

Scientists plan to use 3D cameras to catalogue buildings and artefacts and recreate them with 3D printers if they are destroyed by Islamic State.
Source:
AAP
28 AUG 2015 - 12:38 PM UPDATED 31 MINS AGO
Archaeologists have launched a hi-tech initiative to combat the destruction of ancient sites in the Middle East by Islamic State.

Scientists at Oxford and Harvard universities says they plan to "flood" the region with 3D cameras in order to catalogue buildings and artefacts of historical significance, preserving knowledge of them should they be obliterated.

It comes amid the systematic demolition of the Syrian city of Palmyra - a UNESCO World Heritage site - by the terror group's militants, including the 2,000-year-old temple of Baalshamin.

IS, also known as Isis, are destroying ancient relics claiming they promote idolatry, though the extremists are also believed to have sold off looted artefacts.

Continue reading at:

Hi-tech plan to combat IS destruction

It is not the same but in Lebanon we had a place that recreated ancient sites in miniature. It was not that far from where we lived so I enjoyed visiting it often.

Now we can recreate on the computer but it is not nearly as impressive as actually visiting historic sites.

We can see works of art on the computer but seeing them in person is always much better.