Digital archaeologist Chance Coughenour is using pictures -- your pictures -- to reclaim antiquities that have been lost to conflict and disaster. After crowdsourcing photographs of destroyed monuments, museums and artifacts, Coughenour uses advanced technology called photogrammetry to create 3D reconstructions, preserving the memory of our global, shared, human heritage. Find out more about how you can help celebrate and safeguard history that's being lost.
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This idea may also be relevant for the many families affected by Hurricane Harvey who have lost family photos due to flooding in their homes. Photos touch emotions and tap memories and are a significant loss when lost due to fire or floods. Hopefully, extended family will be able to share and help re-create photo album from the years to replace what has been lost. Not the highest priority, yet something which may give hope to those who are beginning to face the reality of what has been lost.