CAVECam #140 "Madaen-Saleh-AlKhuraymat"

Revision number: 9
Revision date:   2019-05-16 17:00:59 (UTC-0700)

Captured by:
    Tom DeFanti and Dan Sandin

Rendered by:
    Dick Ainsworth using PTGui and Photoshop

Copyright:
    (c) 2011 Dick Ainsworth, Tom DeFanti, and Dan Sandin

Date captured:
    2011-04-11

Date rendered:
    2011-04-14

Description:
    Madain Saleh is the southernmost outpost of the Nabateans; these
    tombs are from the first century, CE.  KAUST arranged this CAVEcam
    expedition as part of a training session conducted by Dick
    Ainsworth, Tom DeFanti, and Dan Sandin, for KAUST Visualization
    Lab team members.  This image shows a group of tombs carved from
    the sandstone in a cul-de-sac. Note the partially finished tomb,
    carved from the top down.    See
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mada'in_Saleh

Location:
    Saudi Arabia

    Latitude: 26.8142° N
    Longitude: 37.9475° E
    (Approximate location)

Keywords (to help search):
    Madaen Saleh, Nabatean, 1st century CE, archeology, tombs,
    sandstone

Associated image galleries:
    #542 "Madain Saleh stills"
    #1269 "MadainSaleh AKbowl2A"
    #1270 "MadainSaleh AKbowl2B"
    #1271 "MadainSaleh AKbowl3A"
    #1272 "MadainSaleh AKbowl3B"

External links (auto-extracted):
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mada'in_Saleh