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Animation and Visualisation Research Group (AVRG)

Virtual Kashgar

Berwick School of IT/ Monash Asia Institute
Coordinators/Advisors: MAI Marika Viziany, Andrea di Castro, BSIT Tom Chandler
Research Assistants/Modellers/Animators: Nils Gliessenberger, Michael Lim, Ben Alexander

In 2005 the Monash Asia Institute undertook a preliminary archaeological survey in the oasis of Kashgar in Western China. The aim was to identify the major archaeological areas and assess their state of conservation. Further research is underway in re-assessing the archaeological evidence in the oasis against the reports of early explorers and investigating the extent of the pre-Islamic settlements and the configuration of the network of irrigation. 3D reconstructions of landscapes and historic monuments (Aba Khoja and Mori Tim) are being used to support and augment ongoing research and GIS surveys.