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<journal-id journal-id-type="publisher">ISPRS-Archives</journal-id>
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<journal-title>The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences</journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title abbrev-type="publisher">ISPRS-Archives</abbrev-journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title abbrev-type="nlm-ta">Int. Arch. Photogramm. Remote Sens. Spatial Inf. Sci.</abbrev-journal-title>
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<issn pub-type="epub">2194-9034</issn>
<publisher><publisher-name>Copernicus Publications</publisher-name>
<publisher-loc>Göttingen, Germany</publisher-loc>
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<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.5194/isprsarchives-XL-5-W2-283-2013</article-id>
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<article-title>LAAS GEEL (SOMALILAND): 5000 YEAR-OLD PAINTINGS CAPTURED IN 3D</article-title>
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<contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Grenier</surname>
<given-names>L.</given-names>
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<sup>1</sup>
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<contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Antoniotti</surname>
<given-names>P.</given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Hamon</surname>
<given-names>G.</given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Happe</surname>
<given-names>D.</given-names>
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<sup>1</sup>
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<addr-line>Art Graphique et Patrimoine &amp;ndash; 15, 15bis Av. J. Jaurès, 94340 Joinville-le-Pont, France</addr-line>
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<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>19</day>
<month>07</month>
<year>2013</year>
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<volume>XL-5/W2</volume>
<fpage>283</fpage>
<lpage>288</lpage>
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<copyright-statement>Copyright: &#x000a9; 2013 L. Grenier et al.</copyright-statement>
<copyright-year>2013</copyright-year>
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<p>Discovered in 2002 by a French archaeology team conducted by Prof. X. Gutherz, Laas Geel (Somaliland), is probably one
of the most remarkable archaeological site in the horn of Africa. Located in an isolated arid region, it is made of natural rocky
shelters on which hundreds of colored paintings still remain in a particularly good state of conservation. The first studies achieved in
the last decade let suppose that they are 5000 years old. After several studying and exploring expeditions, a 3Ddigitizing campaign
has been carried out by Art Graphique et Patrimoine, under the direction of X. Gutherz, with the support of the cultural service of the
French Embassy in Djibouti. The project was focused on three main goals: production of a high accuracy 3D-documentation for
scientific needs, archiving the 3D digital print recorded on site for the conservation and the saving of this heritage, and finally
diffusing the results throughout various kinds of media to reveal the site to the public, insisting on its vulnerability.</p>
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