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Pete G Nov 11, 2004 18:14:38

Replying to FourWinds

Gill Swanton & Colin Shnell created a 3D model of Adams Grave using tomography and some clever software.
I'm sure the same techniques could be used elsewhere with fibre optic cameras.
Then of course there was the hugely expensive 3D model of Silbury that Skanka buggered up which is now next to useless.
Maybe a few years down the line the technology will improve enough to be really usefull.
PeteG

FourWinds Nov 11, 2004 18:19:08

Replying to Pete G

One of the problems is finding out if there is actually a chamber inside. When they did the big survey of Tara they tried all the techniques out on The Mound of the Hostages, where the tomb is open. It took three passes before the state-of-the-art geophys equipment registered the internal structure!

Give it some time and it will get better.