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A
virtual reality reconstruction of the citadel at Nimrud (ancient
Calah), Iraq, originally constructed by the late Assyrian
King, Ashurnasirpal II (9th c. BC), with his palace and has
now expanded to the Central Palace of Tiglath-pileser III
(8th c. BC). Excavated by A. H. Layard 153 years ago, it continues
to be researched by the British, Italians, Iraqis and Poles.
Evidence of its ancient occupation is detailed enough to embark
on a full-scale interactive VR model, working across the citadel,
incorporating the evidence from all excavations. The models
are being developed in a PC version at Learning Sites, Inc.
(Williamstown, Massachusetts: http://www.learningsites.com)
and a supercomputer model for Immersadesk™ and CAVE™
at the Center for Computational Research (University at Buffalo:
http://www.classics.buffalo.edu/projects). The latter will
be available for distance learning across Internet II. The
finished models will be excellent tools that can be used to
support claims for Cultural Heritage: monuments from Nimrud
have been dispersed to dozens of museums and private collections
in the last 150 years, and have been robbed further in recent
decades.
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