From Ta-Kesh to Ta-Kush : the affordances of digital, haptic visualisation for heritage accessibility

Simple item page
dc.contributor.authorSmith, Kathrynen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorRoughley, Marken_ZA
dc.contributor.authorHarris, Samanthaen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorWilkinson, Carolineen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorPalmer, Evelynen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2022-06-28T10:13:06Z
dc.date.available2022-06-28T10:13:06Z
dc.date.issued2020-12
dc.descriptionCITATION: Smith, K. et al. 2020. From Ta-Kesh to Ta-Kush: The affordances of digital, haptic visualisation for heritage accessibility. Digital Applications in Archaeology and Cultural Heritage, 19. doi:10.1016/j.daach.2020.e00159en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThis paper describes the 3D facial depiction of a 2700-year-old mummy, Ta-Kush, stewarded by Maidstone Museum, UK, informed by new scientific and visual analysis which demanded a complete re-evaluation of her biography and presentation. The digital haptic reconstruction and visualisation workflow used to reconstruct her facial morphology is described, in the context of the multimodal and participatory approach taken by the museum in the complete redesign of the galleries in which the mummy is displayed. Informed by contemporary approaches to working with human remains in heritage spaces, we suggest that our virtual modelling methodology finds a logical conclusion in the presentation of the depiction both as a touch-object as well as a digital animation, and that this ‘digital unshelving’ enables the further rehumanization of Ta-Kush. Finally, we present and reflect upon visitor feedback, which suggests that audiences respond well to interpretive material in museums that utilizes cutting-edge, multimedia technologies.en_ZA
dc.description.urihttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212054820300588
dc.description.versionPublishers version
dc.format.extent12 pages : illustrations
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/125421
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.subjectEgypt -- Civilization -- to 332en_ZA
dc.subjectMummies -- Egypten_ZA
dc.subjectEmbalmingen_ZA
dc.subjectPaleopathologyen_ZA
dc.subjectCultural heritageen_ZA
dc.subjectMaidstone Museumen_ZA
dc.subjectTa-Keshen_ZA
dc.subjectTa-Kushen_ZA
dc.subjectHaptic technologyen_ZA
dc.subjectImage processing -- Digital techniquesen_ZA
dc.titleFrom Ta-Kesh to Ta-Kush : the affordances of digital, haptic visualisation for heritage accessibilityen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA
Files
Original bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Thumbnail Image
Name:
smith_takesh_2020.pdf
Size:
2.97 MB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Description:
Download article
Download
License bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Thumbnail Image
Name:
license.txt
Size:
1.71 KB
Format:
Item-specific license agreed upon to submission
Description:
Download
Collections
Research Articles (Ancient Studies)