Egypt
- The Rise, Zenith And Fall Of Writing Systems
Antiquity The rise, zenith and fall of writing systems Gordon Whittaker STEPHEN HOUSTON (ed.). The first writing: script invention as history and process. xviii+418 pages, 123 illustrations, 2 tables. First paperback edition 2008 (first published in...
- Book Review: Writing
Scholia Reviews (Review by María Fernanda De Girolami & Romina Magallanes ) Barry B. Powell, Writing: Theory and History of the Technology of Civilization. Chichester: Wiley- Blackwell, 2009. Powell’s aim is to carry out a detailed investigation...
- Mapping Ancient Egyptian Sites
archaeology-news.org Hundreds of viper trails covered the sand before them. The Egyptologists could only hope that the serpents themselves were long gone as they made their way off the ancient desert road towards the limestone cliffs. First to reach the...
- New Book: Egyptology Today
Cambridge University Press Egyptology Today. By Richard Wilkinson. Cambridge University Press. January 2008. Egyptology Today examines how modern scholars examine all aspects of ancient Egypt, one of the greatest of all ancient civilizations. In essays...
- Seeing Monuments In Their Original Light
BBC News An interesting piece looking at new software which shows how ancient buildings would have looked when illuminated by their original lighting, which has applications throughout many areas of archaeology. The software maps lighting details onto...
Egypt
Egyptian Writing "Scanned" Using High-Tech Methods
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2006/09/060908-egypt-software.html
"Jean Revez studies old things, but that doesn't make him wedded to old ways. The professor of Egyptian history at the University of Montreal in Canada is developing one of several emerging techniques for electronically recording and interpreting ancient stone inscriptions.
Today most archaeologists record writing and other architectural details using pencils, pens, and paper, 'tools that are really quite ancient,'Revez said.
In his vision of the future, epigraphists—archaeologists who study inscriptions—will rely instead on digital cameras, specialized computer software, and their dexterity with a mouse. The new techniques will enable scientists to study ancient writing in unprecedented detail—and possibly preserve monuments that are being steadily eroded by the sands of time."
Today most archaeologists record writing and other architectural details using pencils, pens, and paper, 'tools that are really quite ancient,'Revez said.
In his vision of the future, epigraphists—archaeologists who study inscriptions—will rely instead on digital cameras, specialized computer software, and their dexterity with a mouse. The new techniques will enable scientists to study ancient writing in unprecedented detail—and possibly preserve monuments that are being steadily eroded by the sands of time."
- The Rise, Zenith And Fall Of Writing Systems
Antiquity The rise, zenith and fall of writing systems Gordon Whittaker STEPHEN HOUSTON (ed.). The first writing: script invention as history and process. xviii+418 pages, 123 illustrations, 2 tables. First paperback edition 2008 (first published in...
- Book Review: Writing
Scholia Reviews (Review by María Fernanda De Girolami & Romina Magallanes ) Barry B. Powell, Writing: Theory and History of the Technology of Civilization. Chichester: Wiley- Blackwell, 2009. Powell’s aim is to carry out a detailed investigation...
- Mapping Ancient Egyptian Sites
archaeology-news.org Hundreds of viper trails covered the sand before them. The Egyptologists could only hope that the serpents themselves were long gone as they made their way off the ancient desert road towards the limestone cliffs. First to reach the...
- New Book: Egyptology Today
Cambridge University Press Egyptology Today. By Richard Wilkinson. Cambridge University Press. January 2008. Egyptology Today examines how modern scholars examine all aspects of ancient Egypt, one of the greatest of all ancient civilizations. In essays...
- Seeing Monuments In Their Original Light
BBC News An interesting piece looking at new software which shows how ancient buildings would have looked when illuminated by their original lighting, which has applications throughout many areas of archaeology. The software maps lighting details onto...