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16%OFFPeter Der Manuelian - Digital Giza: Visualizing the Pyramids - 9780674731233 - V9780674731233
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Digital Giza: Visualizing the Pyramids

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Description for Digital Giza: Visualizing the Pyramids Paperback. The Giza Plateau represents perhaps the most famous archaeological site in the world. With the advent of new technologies, the Necropolis is now accessible in four dimensions. Peter Der Manuelian explores technologies for cataloging and visualizing Giza and offers more general philosophical reflection on the nature of visualization in archaeology. Series: metaLABprojects. Num Pages: 256 pages, 89 color illustrations, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HDDG; HDW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 144 x 23. Weight in Grams: 470.
The Pyramids on the Giza Plateau represent perhaps the most famous archaeological site in the world, capturing on tomb walls frozen moments from almost every aspect of life in ancient Egypt. This book, by one of the foremost experts on the history of Giza, explores new approaches to cataloging the site, highlighting efforts at the Museum of Fine Arts Boston and Harvard University. The site experienced its first golden age as the burial place of three pharaohs of the Egyptian Old Kingdom (Dynasty 4, ca. 2640-2510 BCE). A second golden age came almost ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Series
metaLABprojects
Condition
New
Weight
470g
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Mass, United States
ISBN
9780674731233
SKU
V9780674731233
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-43

About Peter Der Manuelian
Peter Der Manuelian is Philip J. King Professor of Egyptology and Director, Harvard Semitic Museum, at Harvard University.

Reviews for Digital Giza: Visualizing the Pyramids
How did the amazing Digital Giza online resource come into being? This book illustrates vividly how a virtual army of people, from early excavators to programmers and volunteers, were involved in exploring, recording, organizing, connecting, and showing a wealth of information on the Giza necropolis. Manuelian, who is the driving force in this project, gives ample credit to all those ... Read more

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