Shedding light on the Catacombs of Rome

bbc.co.uk ^ | Sunday, 3 May 2009 | Duncan Kennedy

[GonzoII]

Rome's underground Christian, Jewish and pagan burial sites, the Catacombs, date back to the 2nd Century AD.

There are more than 40 of them stretching over 170km (105 miles).

But, until now, they have never been fully documented, their vast scale only recorded with handmade maps.

That is now changing, following a three-year project to create the first fully comprehensive three-dimensional image using laser scanners.

[GonzoII]

[GonzoII]

Ping.

[Tax-chick]

Good! Next, they should make a virtual-reality website so people can “see” everything!

[GonzoII]

"see"

"Dr Zimmerman says much of the work will be made available to the public."

[Hegemony Cricket]

Very cool.

[Pagey]

bttt

[SunkenCiv]

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[Salvation]

For later.

[nufsed]

May I recommend:

http://www.rome-accom.com/rome-guide/rome-museum-tickets/vatican-scavi-tours.aspx

[GonzoII]

Thanks, and may I?

http://www.catacombe.roma.it/index.html

[Straight Vermonter]

I thought this might interest you.

[NYer]

Thanks for the ping! Absolutely fascinating. How unfortunate the entire article cannot be posted to the forum. Would love to return to Rome again.