PulseExploreJournal ClubDebatesTrendingResearchersJournals
Instagram
HomeExploreJournal ClubTrending
Synapse
⌘+K
Synapse
April 16, 20260 citationsOpen Access

Walking through 2700 years of history of Tell Nebi Yunus, Mosul, Iraq in a Virtual Reality application: A new way to present a heritage site's cultural dynamics

View Full Paper
JAJuan Aguilar

Key Points

  • The aim is to explore methods for recovering and presenting the cultural heritage of Tell Nebi Yunus after its destruction.
  • Developing a virtual reality application
  • Mapping the historical site and its features
  • Integrating historical narratives into the application
  • Increased accessibility of cultural heritage information
  • Engagement of modern audiences through immersive technology
  • Preservation of heritage knowledge despite physical loss

Abstract

In the situation, in which ISIL blew up the centuries-old Nebi Yunus Mausoleum in 2014 and then systematically looted a Late Assyrian palace underneath, the two questions arose a) how the last 2700 years of the cultural heritage site of Tell Nebi Yunus in Mosul, Iraq could be recovered, and b) how this long history of cultural dynamics could be retold and made accessible to modern audiences?

Ask AI
Helpful
Bookmark
Share
View Full Paper

Cite This Study

Juan Aguilar (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69e07e3b2f7e8953b7cbf379https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19467598
Ask AI
Helpful
Bookmark
Share
View Full Paper

Also Consider

Synapse has enriched 5 closely related papers on similar clinical questions. Consider them for comparative context:

  1. 1THE REVİVAL OF CULTURAL HERİTAGE İN THE CİTY OF NİNEVEH: A SCHOLARLY DEBATE2024
  2. 2Spatial reorganization of lost historical contents in Mosul cultural museum2026
  3. 3Interactive 360° media for the dissemination of endangered world heritage sites: the ancient city of Palmyra in Syria2024 · 7 citations
  4. 4From Digital Reconstruction to Immersive Education: Virtual Reality Cultural Heritage Experience2026 · 2 citations
  5. 5Virtual reality for heritage sites, is it worth the trouble? An initial user’s evaluation of the VR tour in a traditional Nabulsi house2025