Features The fortuitous journey of Eli Ruckenstein To bear witness Digital archaeology Homecoming Related Stories Protecting endangered treasures Related Links Learning Sites, Inc.		Digital archaeology 'Virtual Assyrians' to guide visitors through palace of ancient king Story by Patricia Donovan Photography by Frank Miller Although it will take years to finish, the virtual palace of ninth-century B.C. Assyrian King Ashurnasirpal II (seen here holding scepter in throne room) will be available in completed sequences to offer a glimpse into the educational possibilities that have arisen from new information technologies. The complex reconstruction project entails many stages of preparation; this earlier rendering recreates winged guardian figures. Return to Story