Modeling Cuzco
The first half of the 2009 CAST-UCLA Cotsen Institute's "Modeling Heritage Resources" field program took place in the city of Cuzco (or Cusco), Peru in collaboration with the Instituto National de Cultura (INC) and Vladimir Davilis, director of P.A.N. Machupicchu, director of Regional de Cultura Cusco. Cuzco, the capital of the Inca empire, is much like modern day Rome. With modern day buildings resting on Incan foundations, water flowing through Incan canals, and a city layout in the shape of a Puma, the city of Cuzco is in and of itself an archaeological site worthy of study. For the short time we had in the city, our goal was ambitious. We were focused on creating the most complete map of existing Inca walls within the city. Starting with maps from a survey done in 1978, eighteen students converged upon Cuzco with a suite of technology. The results their work can be seen in the images below, and include a digital model of a terraced Cuzco, a map of existing Inca walls, and photogrammetric models of two important Inca structures.
Panoramic photograph of the Cusicancha, Cuzco, Peru
Saqsaywaman, Cuzc, Peru
Map of Cuzco, Peru (1978) with Inka walls (red) verified by the students
3D view of a Triangulated Irregular Network (TIN) of Cuzco, Peru with surveyed Inka walls (red)
The second half of the field program, Modeling Machu Picchu.
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