Heritage sites in 3-D
Advances in technology often are viewed as signs of the future, but researchers exploring the past increasingly adapt modern technology in t
Honoring a pioneer in historic bridge preservation
Historic bridges, Eric Delony, National Park Service, HABS, Historic American Building Survey, Historic American Engineering Record, HAER, b
Digitizing heritage—vintage photos, historic maps, art, terrorism, and LGBT heritage
The invention of the printing press ca. 1440 is considered perhaps the most important invention in human history. It allowed for the...
Early skyscrapers - "The challenge of airflow, ventilation, and keeping tenants cool"
As form often follows function, changes in architecture can often be traced to changes and innovations in technology. The relatively even...
Honoring a pioneer of historic bridge preservation
Eric Delony was a long-time staff member of the US National Park Service in their Historic American Engineering Survey (HAER), now part...
Rogue Twitter accounts a new social tool for US scientists
The newly installed President of the United States is (in)famous for his numerous and sometimes outrageous "tweets" through the social...
Code-named Pandora—the dismantling of an international network of art traffickers
The Spanish Interior Ministry recently announced the results of a pan-European investigation in the trafficking of art and artifacts that...
Radiocarbon dating the Maya—multiple waves of social instability, warfare and political crises
The general trajectory of the succession of Mayan civilizations has long been understood by archaeologists. But new refined analysis of...
The Mirador Basin Project using new technology to reveal a vast highway network
The dense jungle that covers much of the former Mayan territory has long hindered research into that ancient society. Recently,...
3-D technology for modern-day monuments men (and women)
In response to Nazi-sponsored raids of cultural treasures during World War II, the US government organized the Monuments, Fine Arts, and...