Editor's Summary
27 April 2006
Game on
Advanced computer graphics and precision GPS systems make it possible for archaeologists to shake off the limitations of the traditional tools of their trade — words, drawings and maps. With virtual archaeology a whole site can be rebuilt, complete with standing walls and virtual artefacts. But how far can — and should — they go?
News Feature: Archaeology: Digital digs
Archaeologists are bringing past worlds vividly to life on the computer screen. But are the high-tech graphics helping science, or are they just pretty pictures? Michael Bawaya takes a look.
doi:10.1038/4401106a