The Mercury Project  - The first installation to combine robotics and Web access to simulate an archaeological investigation.

Sipapu: Chetro Ketl Great Kiva - One of the first Quicktime VR projects in archaeology on the Web. Impressive 3D reconstruction of a sacred kiva of the Anasazi people from the Southwestern U.S. Includes audio files and 3D images of ancient pottery.

Virtual Archaeology :: Image Interactive - Site created by computer graphics wizard Colin Johnson.  Includes an example of a omputer-generated visitor center with a 'Virtual Tour' of Dudley Castle in England.

Yaxuna Archaeology - Presentation of research at the site of Yaxuna, a Maya town in the northern Yucatan Peninsula. Has lots of Quicktime VR images from the project that allow you to feel as if you were visiting the site and having a look around.

Cerén - Spectacular presentation of "America's Pompeii", an ancient Maya village in El Salvador that was buried beneath volcanic tephra.  Payson Sheets' team has done an amazing job of helping one to imagine what Cerén was really like.

Paloma World - Sophisticated introduction to the archaeology of La Paloma, an ancient fishing village on the central coast of Peru.  There are QTVR views of how the village would have looked at 3500 BC and a simulated arcaheological excavation of a mortuary chamber.

Altar Q and Copan  - QTVR image of a life-size cast of Altar Q, a monument with hieroglyphic inscriptions from the ancient Maya site of Copan, at Harvard University's Peabody Museum.. Displayed using Apple QuickTime VR, it provides 360° of views from angles beside and slightly above the monument.  Accompanied by a text that explains the monument's inscriptions and significance.

Copan Museum  - Nicholas Hellmuth's page with VR images of the Copan Museum in Honduras, panoramic views of the site, and QTVR views of Maya artifacts.  Hellmuth has other pages with QTVR images from the Museo Popol Vuh in Guatemala City and additional links from his Maya Archaeology homepage.

Virtual Palenque - Thomas Gudjeran and Scott Quarterman's virtual tour of a Classic Maya site in Chiapas.  Features QTVR movies and an attractive design.

The Spirit of Ancient Peru - Online presentation of an exhibit at the deYoung Museum in San Francisco. Includes 10 virtual reality panoramas of Machu Picchu, an Inca site in the Andes, as well as six manipulable virtual reality views of ancient Peruvian artifacts.  The site is spectacular.  On a large monitor, these sweeping views are truly breathtaking.

Exploring Chavín de Huantar - Stanford University archaeologist John Rick has assembled a beautiful collection of images and virtual reality panoramas of Chavín de Huantar, a principal center of one of Peru's most ancient civilizations.  Images include views of the site's magnificent setting as well as the Old Temple and the New Temple.  A CD-ROM with detailed, digital documentation of the site is in the works.

Preceramic Society in the Central Andean Highlands - Another site developed by John Rick to present his research on hunting and gathering societies.  It includes panoramic VR views of the Preceramic sites of Pachamachay and Panaulauca.

Oriental Institute Virtual Museum - QTVR views of the archaeological galleries of the Oriental Institute in Chicago, one of the world's greatest museums of ancient civilizations.  Lets you simulate a visit and have a look around!

Virtual Stonehenge - VRML model of Stonehenge, a Neolithic site in England that has been associated with astronomical observations.  This is very effective animated model, developed by Intel and English Heritage, allows you to look at Stonehenge at different times in its history and even simulate a sunrise over the Heelstone.  For an alternative link to this model through Intel, with Shockwave previews, click here.

Dr. Le Plongeon's 3D Photography - Some examples of how antique stereoscopic photographs can be presented on the Web.  Be sure to have your red/blue 3D glasses handy!