Nespos
NESPOS (Neanderthal Studies Professional Online Service) is the first global scientific database on the early history of mankind. All important data relating to Neanderthal finds and sites are stored in it. It also contains 3D image data such as CT scans, surface scans and high-resolution photos of human fossils and artifacts . The finds can be opened and edited in the programs ArteCore and GeoCore , which were specially programmed for NESPOS. This reduces direct contact with highly sensitive originals such as human fossils or tools made of organic material to a minimum. NESPOS thus makes a contribution to the preservation of the cultural heritage.
Project
NESPOS was developed as part of the TNT (The Neanderthal Tools) project, in which eight partners were involved. In addition to the Neanderthal Museum as the initiator of the project to other European museums such as the Royal Institute of Natural Sciences (Brussels), the Croatian Natural History Museum (Zagreb), which included University of Poitiers , including CNRS and partners from the fields of media technology and software development as ART + COM (Berlin, consortium leader), PXP Austria (Vienna), the Hasso Plattner Institute for Software System Technology (Potsdam) and National Geographic Germany as media partners.
literature
- G.-C. Less u. a .: NESPOS. A new scientific online platform. In: The World is in your eyes. Computer Applications in Archeology, Tomar 2005.
- G.-C. Less u. a .: TNT: The Neanderthal Tools. In: K. Chain et al. (Ed.): The 5th International Symposium on Virtual Reality, Archeology and Cultural Heritage VAST, 1–2, 2004