Egypt
- Sarah Parcak Talking About Her Satellite Research
Exchange Magazine Video. In this short talk, TED Fellow Sarah Parcak introduces the field of "space archeology" -- using satellite images to search for clues to the lost sites of past civilizations. Sarah Parcak uses satellite...
- Online Resource: Before The Pyramids
Oriental Institute Thanks to Ancient World Online for the above link. Newly available from the Oriental Institute: Before the Pyramids: The Origins of Egyptian Civilization Before the Pyramids: The Origins of Egyptian Civilization. Edited by Emily Teeter...
- Online Resources: Oriental Institute Open Resource Publications
Ancient World Online See the above page for the full list of OI resources, most of which are focused on Egypt, with thanks to Chuck Jones for yet again for indexing them and to the OI for making them available. The Oriental Institute of The University...
- Resources: New Publications Online At The Oi
The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago have added two more titles to their online resource. OIP 9. Medinet Habu, Volume II. The Later Historical Records of Ramses III. The Epigraphic Survey. Chicago: The Oriental Institute, 1932. http://oi.uchicago.edu/research/pubs/catalog/oip/oip9.html...
- Online Publication Of More Oi Titles
The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago has announced the online publication of fifteen Egyptology titles, free of charge. MISC. The Burden of Egypt: An Interpretation of Ancient Egyptian Culture. By John A. Wilson. Oriental Institute Essay....
Egypt
Satellite technology unveiling the past
http://www.suntimes.com/technology/guy/213451,CST-FIN-eCol17.article
"The University of Chicago's Oriental Institute, known for antiquities scholarship, is using mapping software and spy-satellite photos to unravel the mysteries of how people lived, traveled and built civilizations. The results could reveal findings as diverse as an ancient Egyptian settlement flooded by a dam, the routes explorers took to settle in Chicago's Beverly neighborhood, and why Iraq is considered the cradle of civilization. . . . The project, called the Center for Ancient Middle Eastern Landscapes or CAMEL, uses geographical information systems (GIS), the same mapping technology as Google Earth, to pinpoint details of ancient sites and even date their origins. That's possible because GIS encompasses data and trends analysis, and the ability to look at the results on two- and three-dimensional maps. . . . The project is unique in archeology because it aims to keep ancient sites intact, rather than to disturb them by excavation."
See the above page for the full feature.
The Oriental Institute page dedicated to CAMEL is at:
http://oi.uchicago.edu/OI/PROJ/CAMEL/Main.html
"The University of Chicago's Oriental Institute, known for antiquities scholarship, is using mapping software and spy-satellite photos to unravel the mysteries of how people lived, traveled and built civilizations. The results could reveal findings as diverse as an ancient Egyptian settlement flooded by a dam, the routes explorers took to settle in Chicago's Beverly neighborhood, and why Iraq is considered the cradle of civilization. . . . The project, called the Center for Ancient Middle Eastern Landscapes or CAMEL, uses geographical information systems (GIS), the same mapping technology as Google Earth, to pinpoint details of ancient sites and even date their origins. That's possible because GIS encompasses data and trends analysis, and the ability to look at the results on two- and three-dimensional maps. . . . The project is unique in archeology because it aims to keep ancient sites intact, rather than to disturb them by excavation."
See the above page for the full feature.
The Oriental Institute page dedicated to CAMEL is at:
http://oi.uchicago.edu/OI/PROJ/CAMEL/Main.html
- Sarah Parcak Talking About Her Satellite Research
Exchange Magazine Video. In this short talk, TED Fellow Sarah Parcak introduces the field of "space archeology" -- using satellite images to search for clues to the lost sites of past civilizations. Sarah Parcak uses satellite...
- Online Resource: Before The Pyramids
Oriental Institute Thanks to Ancient World Online for the above link. Newly available from the Oriental Institute: Before the Pyramids: The Origins of Egyptian Civilization Before the Pyramids: The Origins of Egyptian Civilization. Edited by Emily Teeter...
- Online Resources: Oriental Institute Open Resource Publications
Ancient World Online See the above page for the full list of OI resources, most of which are focused on Egypt, with thanks to Chuck Jones for yet again for indexing them and to the OI for making them available. The Oriental Institute of The University...
- Resources: New Publications Online At The Oi
The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago have added two more titles to their online resource. OIP 9. Medinet Habu, Volume II. The Later Historical Records of Ramses III. The Epigraphic Survey. Chicago: The Oriental Institute, 1932. http://oi.uchicago.edu/research/pubs/catalog/oip/oip9.html...
- Online Publication Of More Oi Titles
The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago has announced the online publication of fifteen Egyptology titles, free of charge. MISC. The Burden of Egypt: An Interpretation of Ancient Egyptian Culture. By John A. Wilson. Oriental Institute Essay....