3D laser imaging shines new light on "Last Supper" site


  • World
  • Thursday, 11 Apr 2019

A still image taken from handout video footage obtained by Reuters TV on February 6, 2019 shows a 3D model, created using advanced technologies of the Cenacle, a hall revered by Christians as the site of Jesus' Last Supper, in Mount Zion near Jerusalem's Old City. Courtesy SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IN ARCHAEOLOGY AND CULTURE RESEARCH CENTER, THE CYPRUS INSTITUTE via REUTERS.

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The arched stone-built hall in Jerusalem venerated by Christians as the site of Jesus' Last Supper has been digitally recreated by archaeologists using laser scanners and advanced photography.

The Cenacle, a popular site for pilgrims near Jerusalem's walled Old City, has ancient, worn surfaces and poor illumination, hampering a study of its history.

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