Giza 3D Experience

Here is an absolutely terrific way to explore ancient Egypt and bring it to life for your students. Even the most dynamic presentation of static images or even video simply cannot compare to being able to walk around and explore on your own. The entire site is based on scientific research and is a joint project between Dassault Systèmes, Harvard University and the Museum of Fine Arts Boston and was headed by Harvard Professor Peter Manuelian. It took nearly ten years to complete and is based on over 100 years of archaeology and research. You are free to explore on your own or you can take a guided tour.

Classroom Application:
There are many possibilities for sites like this. Use the site to explore in class on an interactive white board while you explain key concepts or ideas.You can also assign the guided tour as homework. You might create tour of your own or perhaps a scavenger hunt where students work to find answers to questions within the virtual Giza.

Special Notes:

• The website does require the installation of a plugin in order to render the 3D images. On my Mac it was a painless process. If you have problems post in the comments and we'll see if we can figure it out together!


• The site is very data intensive and takes a while to load. You may need to load it in advance in order to have it ready on demand during class time.

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