Smith, K, Roughley, M, Harris, S, Wilkinson, C and Palmer, E (2020) From Ta-Kesh to Ta-Kush: the affordances of digital, haptic visualisation for heritage accessibility. Digital Applications in Archaeology and Cultural Heritage, 19. ISSN 2212-0548

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Abstract

This paper describes the 3D facial depiction of a 2,700-year-old mummy, Ta-Kush, stewarded by Maidstone Museum, UK, informed by new scientific and visual analysis which demanded a complete re-evaluation of her biography and presentation. This paper describes the digital haptic reconstruction and visualization workflow used to reconstruct her facial morphology, in the context of the multimodal and participatory approach taken by the museum in the complete redesign of the galleries in which the mummy is displayed. Informed by contemporary approaches to working with human remains in heritage spaces, we suggest that our virtual modelling methodology finds a logical conclusion in the presentation of the depiction both as a touch-object as well as a digital animation, 2 and that this ‘digital unshelving’ enables the further rehumanization of Ta-Kush. Finally, we present and reflect upon visitor feedback, which suggests that audiences respond well to interpretive material in museums that utilizes cutting-edge, multimedia technologies.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GN Anthropology N Fine Arts > N Visual arts (General) For photography, see TR N Fine Arts > NB Sculpture Q Science > QM Human anatomy
Divisions:	Art & Design
Publisher:	Elsevier
Date Deposited:	18 Aug 2020 11:16
Last Modified:	01 Mar 2022 00:50
URI:	https://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/13506

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