Digital Image Processing and its applications in recording Rock Art.
 
 

A Virtual Reality Walk-through of the Weetwood-Lillburn area of Northumberland.
 

Part of Benjamin Jon Hathaway's Undergraduate Dissertation.
April 1999.

    This tour consists of many still photographs linked together into clickable image maps. Simply place the mouse on one of the hot spots and a drop down box will appear (If you're using Netscape or Internet Explorer) with a description of the action the link initiates. At the left and right hand sides of the image are 'Go left' and 'Go right' links. These act to rotate the viewpoint around the rock art, causing the distant scenery to move in the opposite direction. This can be confusing at first.
    There is also a map with all of the site locations on it if you have trouble finding all the sites, although the aim is to give a unique and personal experience of the area and it is recommended that you simply wander around and absorb the subtle impressions this landscape has to offer.
    At each site, the individual rocks an be selected, giving close up views. These are a sample of photographs that made up the bulk of the data set, and included with them are some of the results after having been digitally processed.
    I have also included all of my field notes with the exception of my site sketches. Although invaluable during the constrution process, such personal representations have been replaced with this Virtual Reality system. Although only on a very small scale, and with minimal detail, this tour does show the potential for such systems in archaeology, helping to blend together all the myriad forms of data into a more manageable whole.

Ben Hathaway, 1999.

 

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