Archaeologists and historians agree. Museums, educators and others are increasingly using video, animation, graphics and other technology to depict historical sites beyond what text, maps and drawings offer. Virtual heritage exhibits and projects - considered novel a decade ago - have become popular in Europe and parts of Asia, where there has been more national funding. Virtual heritage projects are found in several countries including Italy, Germany and Japan.

Read full article (Seattle Post Intelligencer, May 27, 2007)

On the Net:
http://www.earthworks.uc.edu
http://www.learningsites.com
http://onaslant.ndsu.edu

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