CAVECam #142 "Madaen-Saleh-Rock-Formation"

Revision number: 7
Revision date:   2019-05-16 16:55:40 (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; 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 tomb in the distance carved
    from the sandstone, and a good idea of the native cliffs.  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"
    #1307 "Mada'in Saleh 10A"
    #1308 "Mada'in Saleh 10B"

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