# Ancient wonders captured in 3D

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDGlobal 2011
- Speaker: Ben Kacyra
- Year: 2011
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: History
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/ben_kacyra_ancient_wonders_captured_in_3d)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Ancient monuments give us clues to astonishing past civilizations -- but they're under threat from pollution, war, neglect. Ben Kacyra, who invented a groundbreaking 3D scanning system, is using his invention to scan and preserve the world's heritage in archival detail. (Watch to the end for a little demo.)

## Lectures

1. [Ancient wonders captured in 3D](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/ben_kacyra_ancient_wonders_captured_in_3d/ccc8f1725eda), 12 min (TED's player)