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100			_aRoberto de Lima Hernández
245			_aPuzzling Tombs: _bDigital Reconstruction of the Egyptian Middle Kingdom Governors' Cemetery at Dayr al-Barsha
260			_aLeuven: _bKU Leuven, Faculty of Engineering Technology, _c2022
300			_a183 p., _bill., col.; _c24 cm
500			_aDoctoral thesis, not yet officially published.
520			_a"The rock tombs at Dayr al-Barshā rank among the most important monuments of the Egyptian Middle Kingdom (c. 2000-1700 BC). However, due to ancient quarrying and looting, this provincial elite cemetery is now in a dilapidated state. The puzzle of partially in situ architecture grows every year as hundreds of decorated blocks surface in excavations, but the fragmented state of the remains currently prohibits an in-depth study. As physical reconstruction is often impossible, the remains will be digitally reconstructed using cutting edge 3D acquisition techniques. Registration and integration algorithms will improve the puzzle-solving success by means of a semi-automatic, interactive 3D environment that will also allow for alterations as new elements surface. With this applied science tool, fundamental research questions about the evolution of the cemetery and the use life and decoration of its tombs will be addressed. It will also serve as an aid for heritage preservation in an environment threatened due to the changing political climate in the Middle East."
650			_aArchaeology _vTombs _zMiddle Egypt _zal-Minya _zDayr al-Barsha
650			_aExcavations _vReconstruction _x3D technniques _zDayr al-Barsha
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