Name: Ancient wonders captured in 3D
Uploaded: 2011-11-09T16:54:01Z
Duration: 12 min 3 s
Description: Ancient monuments give us clues to astonishing past civilizations -- but they're under threat from pollution, war, neglect. Ben Kacyra, who invented a groundbreaking 3D scanning system, is using his invention to scan and preserve the world's heritage in archival detail. (Watch to the end for a little demo.)

Ancient monuments give us clues to astonishing past civilizations -- but they're under threat from pollution, war, neglect. Ben Kacyra, who invented a groundbreaking 3D scanning system, is using his invention to scan and preserve the world's heritage in archival detail. (Watch to the end for a little demo.)

Ben Kacyra: Ancient wonders captured in 3D

Ancient wonders captured in 3D

3D laser scanning transforms heritage preservation, capturing ancient marvels like Mt. Rushmore with millimeter accuracy.

CyArk's mission expands to digitally preserve 500 World Heritage Sites in 5 years, combating the rapid loss due to destruction.

Digital preservation becomes a beacon of hope, offering the potential to reconstruct lost treasures, like Uganda's Royal Tombs.