Cutting-edge technology being used by archaeologists in Aberystwyth and its results are being put on display.

An exhibition showcasing “exciting and innovative ways of looking into our heritage” is taking place in Aberystwyth Arts Centre’s Café, entitled Our Digital Past.

The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales is using the exhibition to showcase new technologies in heritage and interpretation.

Our Digital Past collates striking images created during the course of the Royal Commission’s survey work, including 3D computer reconstructions such as Jonah Jones’ sculpture Y Bont, formerly at Coleg Harlech; gigapixel photography marking the tours of European Travellers; laser scan surveys of sites ranging from Ceredigion landmarks Llanfihangel-y-Creuddyn Church and the Ystrad Einion mine underground waterwheel to Cadw monument Tintern Abbey; LiDAR surveys of Welsh islands; and multi-beam sonar data surveys of Welsh wrecks dating from the First World War.

Secretary of the Royal Commission Christopher Catling said: “Digital technology has developed by leaps and bounds in the last five years and this exciting exhibition demonstrates the ways in which the Royal Commission is using innovative ways of recording and showcasing the heritage – underground, over ground and beneath the sea.”

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