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Digital Giza

January 1, 2018 - December 31, 2020 | Media and Technology

Production of an immersive website exploring the history, culture, and archaeology of the Giza plateau.

The Giza Project at Harvard University plans to build the full-scale version of its forthcoming public website, Digital Giza. Using the tools of the future to study the past, this free online resource will integrate diverse primary documentation from over 100 years of international archaeological research in Egypt with a scientifically-informed 3D immersive computer model of the whole Giza Plateau, including the pyramids, temples, settlements, and surrounding cemeteries. Through various “digital archaeology experiences,” visitors to the site will engage with new forms of interpretation and story-telling based on Giza materials digitally embedded and clearly contextualized in their original spatial settings. The Giza Project’s ultimate deliverable will be a powerful new online education and research tool for the world community at all levels of expertise: an interactive website and virtual environment encouraging exploration into Egyptological, historical, and broader humanities themes.

Funders

NEH
Funding Program: Digital Projects for the Public: Production Grants
Award Number: MN-258709-18
Funding Amount: $350,000

TEAM MEMBERS

  • Peter Der Manuelian
    Principal Investigator
    Harvard University
  • Discipline: Art, music, and theater | History/policy/law | Social science and psychology
    Audience: General Public | Museum/ISE Professionals
    Environment Type: Media and Technology | Websites, Mobile Apps, and Online Media | Games, Simulations, and Interactives

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