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Why do Virtual Heritage?
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Computer rendering of archaeological sites and finds have great potential as an effective educational tool in facilitating the understanding and appreciation of remote and often inaccessible physical sites.

However, the article bemoans the slow adoption of such a technology within the archaeology field by the professionals themselves, citing the long-standing preference for archaeologists to draw or photograph their finds in a flat 2-dimensional manner.

Perhaps the reason that archaeologists still prefer the pencil and paper method of recording is that the actual act of sketching out the details somehow forces the brain to observe intensely the crucial details of an artefact and hence allowing for a more vivid recollection. This is surely something that cannot be replicated by all the amount of virtual reality wizardry combined.
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