TMP
エジプト、テーベの考古学データベース作成プロジェクトの成果が公開されている。その名も、"Theban Mapping Project"。僕が生まれた頃に始まり、現在に至るこのプロジェクト、膨大で緻密な作業にホント脱帽です。
About the Theban Mapping ProjectSince its inception in 1978, the Theban Mapping Project (TMP, now based at the American University in Cairo) has been working to prepare a comprehensive archaeological database of Thebes. With its thousands of tombs and temples, Thebes is one of the world's most important archaeological zones. Sadly, however, it has not fared well over the years. Treasure-hunters and curio-seekers plundered it in the past; pollution, rising ground water, and mass-tourism threaten it in the present. Even early archaeologists destroyed valuable information in their search for museum-quality pieces.
Today, however, we realize that the monuments of Thebes are a finite resource. If we fail to protect and monitor them, they will vanish, and we and our descendants will all be the poorer. The TMP believes that the first and most essential step in preserving this heritage is a detailed map and database of every archaeological, geological, and ethnographic feature in Thebes. Only when these are available can sensible plans be made for tourism, conservation, and further study.
During the last decade, the TMP has concentrated on the Valley of the Kings. Modern surveying techniques were used to measure its tombs. From the data collected, the TMP is preparing 3-D computer models of the tombs. And of course, the TMP is continuing its excavation of KV 5. For the TMP staff, sharing their work with the interested public is just as important as what they do in the field. This has been done through a series of publications and this growing website.
イメージ検索、アドワーズ広告などで最近ますますGoogle の勢いが増してます。Web検索においては支配的な地位を獲得したといっても良いのではないでしょうか。「可能な限り多くのサイトに対して公正なアクセスを維持する責務を負っているので、Googleを”準・公的機関”として取り締まるべきだ」と言う人もいる。
アメリカで昨年11月から発売されていた「Macromedia Contribute」の日本語版が発表されました。HTMLやFTPなどの専門知識がなくても、Webサイトをワードプロセッサー感覚で更新できるといううたい文句。組み込みブラウザを通して、作製・更新作業を行うようです。Mac版は、ノルウェイのOpera社と共同開発のブラウザエンジンが使われている。
以前に、Microsoft 社に対する