Visualisations and Applications

Dataset

DOI

Related work

This dataset is part of the digital documentation of the Tomb of Meret Neith, Umm el Qaab, Abydos, Egypt about 3000BC, its artefacts, and the reconstruction of the tomb. For an overview of the related work, please visit https://researchdata.tuwien.at/communities/meretneith/.

Files

AR_Application An Xcode project of an augmented reality visualization of the main tomb structure that can be built to AR-capable iOS devices. Further information can be found in the Readme.txt file inside the folder. (Tested on iPad Pro 12.9 [M1]).A video showing the application in use can be found here: Meret Neith Augmented Reality App

VR_Application A guided tour of the tomb with background information provided on illustrated panels and voiceover narration. The app is a Windows standalone PCVR build made in Unreal Engine 5. It requires a connected VR headset. Further information can be found in the Readme.txt file inside the folder. (Tested on Meta Quest 3 via AirLink.)

Perspectives.zip spherical and cubic panorama images of the tomb site.

Identifier
DOI	https://doi.org/10.48436/tjhaa-tg290
Related Identifier	IsVersionOf https://doi.org/10.48436/37b4a-tne73
Related Identifier	IsPartOf https://researchdata.tuwien.ac.at/communities/meretneith/
Metadata Access	https://researchdata.tuwien.ac.at/oai2d?verb=GetRecord&metadataPrefix=oai_datacite&identifier=oai:researchdata.tuwien.ac.at:tjhaa-tg290

Provenance
Creator	Ferschin, Peter ; Kovacs, Balint Istvan ; Erb Gavrilovici, Ingrid
Publisher	TU Wien
Contributor	Mayer, Karl Johann; Niedermair, Stefan; Grimm, Johannes; Pavel, Alexandra; Sövegjarto, Florian; Strasser, Julia Anna; Treccarichi Scavuzzo, Sara; TU Wien; University of Vienna; Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Abteilung Cairo
Publication Year	2025
Funding Reference	FWF Austrian Science Fund 013tf3c58 ROR I 4688-G Visualizing an Ancient Egyptian Queen; Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft 018mejw64 ROR 434209459 Visualizing an Ancient Egyptian Queen - The Tomb of the 1st Dynasty Queen Meret-Neith at Abydos
Rights	Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial No Derivatives 4.0 International; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/legalcode
OpenAccess	true
Contact	tudata(at)tuwien.ac.at

Representation
Resource Type	Dataset
Discipline	Ancient Cultures; Archaeology; History; Humanities