Three mummies from the collection of The Canary Museum will soon be reproduced in three-dimensional images as a means of spreading all the scientific knowledge that can be extracted from the mummified bodies of the ancient inhabitants of Gran Canaria. With the help of modern photogrammetry techniques, the museum will create three-dimensional models of these mummies that will facilitate the development of new bioarcheological studies. In this way we will be able to deepen the knowledge of the ancient canaries, both in the aspects related to their ways of life and in their funeral practices
. The project, called "Momias. 3D biographies", is led by Dr. Teresa Delgado Darias, curator of the museum, and has the collaboration of the company Tibicena, Arqueología y Patrimonio, S.L. and researcher Veronica Alberto Barroso. Its implementation is possible thanks to the sponsorship of the Foundat
ion Hergar.Se it is an R&D&I project focused especially on the application of new technologies for scientific dissemination and education, so the results will be available online for the whole society. In this way, both researchers and anyone interested will be able to access and interact with three-dimensional images to observe all their details. In addition, the program will offer the possibility to expand the information from certain points in the image, from where you can access the results of the bioarcheological studies that have been done on
these remains. As an initiative aimed mainly at scientific dissemination and education, the Canary Museum wanted all phases of the project to be accompanied by a programme of activities to be offered to society. Both throughout the development of the project and after the 3D models are published together with their associated information, various outreach actions will be addressed, such as open days, information on social networks, briefings or guided tours. In addition, coinciding with the end of the work, conferences and other public activities wil
l be scheduled. This project is a commitment to combine the production of new scientific knowledge and the socialization of it by incorporating new information and communication technologies. The help granted by the Hergar Foundation represents for the members of this research team and for the institution that sponsors it, The Canary Museum, an important boost and an encouragement to the work they carry out.