CAVECam #144 "Madaen-Saleh-Tomb"

Revision number: 6
Revision date:   2019-05-16 16:53:26 (UTC-0700)

Captured by:
    Dick Ainsworth, 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; this
    tomb is from the first century, CE.  Note the roughly chiseled
    walls, different from the outside smoothly carved features, 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.  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, inside

Associated image galleries:
    #542 "Madain Saleh stills"
    #1299 "Mada'in Saleh 6A"
    #1300 "Mada'in Saleh 6B"
    #1301 "Mada'in Saleh 7A"
    #1302 "Mada'in Saleh 7B"

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