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Title: Annotating texts on 3D (coffin) models
Speaker: Prof. Rita Lucarelli, Dept. of Near Eastern Studies (UC Berkeley)
Abstract: Photogrammetry and 3D visualizations are currently used as tool for the preservation and study of cultural heritage. In the case of inscribed objects such as the ancient Egyptian coffins, the 3D models can be supplemented with annotations providing, among other metadata, also the text transcription, transliteration and translation. This presentation discusses the way text annotations could be used and displayed on a digital viewer, presenting a few case-studies of 3D models of ancient Egyptian decorated wooden coffins and stone sarcophagi, which have been built for the Book of the Dead in 3D project.