Tag: TIN

Harnessing the power of undergraduate students

Three Cardiff University undergraduate students have begun to work on GIS projects using Digital Saqqara data. This work is being undertaken for their GIS module assessment. Whilst the GIS project work will provide new data for Digital Saqqara, it will also enable the students to gain new experience in GIS techniques and working within a…


Modelling a mastaba

Tomb 3505 – from paper-based plan to digital 3D model. When I am creating a model of a structure I generally begin with the feature plan in the excavation report or published volume. With regards to the archaic mastaba tombs at North Saqqara the published works of W.B.Emery are authoritative. In the construction of mastaba…