| Site Description | The ancient port city of Banbhore flourished between 1st BC to 13th century AD as an important node in the sea and land trade networks of the Indian Ocean. It is conjectured to be the 1st century coastal city of Barbarikon, as described in the Periplus of the Erythraean Sea, or the 8th century city of Debal, the earliest foothold for Arab armies in Sindh.
The archaeological record shows three main occupation periods: the Scytho-Parthian (1st century BC-2nd century AD), Hindu-Sassanian (3rd-8th centuries AD), and lastly the Islamic period characterised by the Umayyad and Abbasid dynasties (8th-13th centuries). As a fortified city, Banbhore had 46 bastions on its walls, a well, a mosque, a temple, and a loading dock on which vessels would load and unload people and goods. |
| Project Description | The Digital Heritage Trails Project (DHTP) involves the documentation of endangered archaeological sites in the Indus Delta region in Southern Pakistan. DHTP has developed high-precision 3D representations, or "digital copies", of these sites to support effective site management, heritage conservation efforts, and climate impact mitigation. The project has also created a digital heritage trail called the "Lost Cities of the Indus Delta". The heritage trail is an exciting and innovative explorative experience, curated to provide a public audience with an online, interactive, and immersive experience, while exploring the rich history of the Indus Delta region.
Photogrametry using a DJI Mavic 3 enterprise with RTK position fixing enabled. Photos were were captured using a 20 MP 4/3 CMOS sensor in RAW (.DNG) format. Objectives were to produce a high resoltion 3D model of the site. |