Qumran is an archaeological site in the West Bank managed by Israel's Qumran National Park. It is located on a dry plateau about 1.5 km (1 mi) from the northwestern shore of the Dead Sea, near the Israeli settlement and kibbutz of Kalya. The Hellenistic period settlement was constructed during the reign of John Hyrcanus, 134–104 BCE or somewhat later, and was occupied most of the time until it was destroyed by the Romans in 68 CE or shortly after. It is best known as the settlement nearest to the Qumran Caves where the Dead Sea Scrolls were hidden, caves in the sheer desert cliffs and beneath, in the marl terrace. The principal excavations at Qumran were conducted by Roland de Vaux in the 1950s, though several later unearthings at the site have since been carried out.

Dead Sea Qumran

Pyramid of Menkaure, Giza pyramid complex.
Located on the Giza Plateau in the southwestern outskirts of Cairo, Egypt.

Captured on Realme XT (16 MP) while walking through pyramid's perimeter.

Pyramid of Menkaure, Giza pyramid complex, Egypt

Masada (Hebrew: מצדה‎ metsada, "fortress") is an ancient fortification in the Southern District of Israel situated on top of an isolated rock plateau, akin to a mesa. It is located on the eastern edge of the Judaean Desert, overlooking the Dead Sea 20 km (12 mi) east of Arad.
Herod the Great built palaces for himself on the mountain and fortified Masada between 37 and 31 BCE. According to Josephus, the siege of Masada by troops of the Roman Empire at the end of the First Jewish–Roman War ended in the mass suicide of 960 people, the Sicarii rebels and their families hiding there.
Masada is one of Israel's most popular tourist attractions.  wikipedia

coordinates: 31.317779, 35.354158

photogrammetry from video

Masada Fortress  -RAWscan

Jerusalem is a city in the Middle East, on a plateau in the Judaean Mountains between the Mediterranean and the Dead Sea. It is one of the oldest cities in the world, and is considered holy to the three major Abrahamic religions—Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.  -Nate Loper

Jerusalem, Israel - 3D Terrain Model

Plateau de Gizeh

**New Theropod Species Unveiled: Tyrannovenator ignicolor**

In 2023, paleontologist Dr. Rafael Kim and his team unearthed a striking theropod specimen in the Kaiparowits Plateau of southern Utah. Named *Tyrannovenator ignicolor*—“Flame-Colored Tyrant Hunter”—this mid-sized predator exhibits unprecedented preservation of pigment structures and dermal ornamentation. Measuring roughly 7 meters long, it features prominent cranial crests and spine-like projections along its back, suggesting a role in visual display or intimidation.

Microscopic analysis revealed melanosome patterns consistent with iridescent and carotenoid-rich coloration, marking the first strong evidence of multi-hue signaling in apex predators. The discovery challenges assumptions about camouflage in large theropods and opens new avenues in the study of dinosaur behavior, ecology, and evolution. *T. ignicolor* stands as a vivid reminder that prehistoric life may have been far more colorful, and complex, than previously imagined.

Flame-Colored Tyrant Hunter - dinosaur

Mercedes-Benz AMG GLC 63s 4MATIC+

mpressive appearance meets impressive performance: the Mercedes-AMG 3.0-litre inline six-cylinder engine in the Mercedes-AMG GLC 53 4MATIC+ Coupé impresses with its extremely agile response and maximum revs. The further redeveloped engine, which also features an optimised exhaust gas turbocharger, a second-generation integrated starter generator and a 48-volt on-board electrical system, delivers an impressive 330 kW. The torque plateau has been significantly extended and reaches a maximum of 600 Nm in continuous operation. In overboost at 5,200 rpm, up to 640 Nm of torque is possible for up to ten seconds. This is maximum driving pleasure, complemented by an AMG-typical powerful, emotional engine sound. Genuine engineering excellence from Affalterbach. Experience truly spirited, potent driving, with an added spark of exclusivity.

Energieverbrauch kombiniert: 9.9 - 9.4 l/100 km | CO₂-Emissionen kombiniert: 225 - 214 g/km | CO₂-Klasse: G | Emissionsangabe | [7,8

Mercedes- Benz AMG GLC 63s 4MATIC+

Li — Experiment A: Voronoi Hopf (PAPP V5) is a watertight high-relief disc where 4D polychoron vertices, projected through Hopf (S³→S²), become Voronoi seeds on the disc. 

A furthest-point subsampling selects 150 seeds from the full 42,852 projected vertices (7 Li polychora), producing a hard, binary tessellation: every surface point belongs to exactly one cell. 

Height is built from (1) cell plateau driven by the source polychoron’s β* (normalized to ~0.5–0.9), (2) surface roughness from the Pythagorean ratio a/c, (3) geological cell tilt, and (4) sharp broken valleys at boundaries using a sigmoid transition (depth 0.35, width 0.06). 

Adds Pythagorean frequency modulation and Hopf fiber rings (n=1–5).

Mesh: 57,170 verts / 114,336 faces, closed manifold χ=2. Z range [−0.110, 1.051]. Unique colors (3dp): 22,344.

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Li — Experiment A: Voronoi Hopf | PAPP

Giza V2.1 is a watertight “digital bas-relief” of the Khufu plateau, built as a procedural heightfield on a polar disc and extruded into a closed manifold (χ=2). 

It includes the Great Pyramid, Queen pyramids, Sphinx with enclosure trench, mortuary temple + causeway, boat pits, temenos wall, and surrounding desert/bedrock. 

The Great Pyramid uses a true square plan (Chebyshev metric) with linear height falloff, Petrie-slope calibration (~51.844°), and subtle 8-face concavity via a cos(4θ) term. 

Masonry is expressed as stepped courses (35 visible bands) plus a casing-to-core transition (smooth lower “Tura” vs rough “Mokattam”). 

Micro-engraved cues mark the north entrance and internal axis (Grand Gallery / King’s Chamber hint). 

Geology is enriched by PAPP/Hopf-derived stone grain, fault harmonics, and erosion weighting stronger at lower elevations. 

Mesh: 72,050 verts / 144,096 faces, per-vertex color + normals.

Giza_Great_Pyramid_Khufu | PAPP

This is a 3D model of the Doklam Plateau region on the borders of India/China/Bhutan. It shows a number of strategic and tactical points. 
This model is designed to acompany an [associated report](https://pageflow.aspi.org.au/mappingdoklam) on the region. Please check that out too. 
There is also a version of this model with satellite imagery draped over the terrain available [here](https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/doklam-3d-terrain-model-topographic-43b05288772c4eab967ae5f544b28252).

Doklam 3D Terrain Model - Satellite.

This is a 3D model of the Doklam Plateau region on the borders of India/China/Bhutan. It shows a number of strategic and tactical points. 
This model is designed to acompany an [associated report](https://pageflow.aspi.org.au/mappingdoklam) on the region. Please check that out too.
There is also a version of this model with satellite imagery draped over the terrain available [here](https://skfb.ly/o78y8).

Doklam 3D Terrain Model - Topographic

Rock 57 is close to the back cliff and in a more elevated position than the surrounding context. The carved surface has been deeply shaped by glacial action and faces its main side towards the wall behind it.  A large petrograph spreads throughout the entire rock, nearly occupying the entire space. The dominant element is a large grid with smaller cup-marks in each square.  The carving is enclosed by a perimeter line. 

In its middle-upper part, in a small basin, the figure shows sub-oval and rectangular elements filled with ordered cup-marks.  This type of large grid pattern is very similar to another rock at nearby Pia d-Ort (Rock 39) but, although resembling a map, is quite different from the Bedolina maps on the plateau directly above, at the top of the back cliff.

Valcamonica, Seradina 1 - Rock 57

A layered generative object built from a manifold mesh shaped through a Voronoi field and a 7-plane structure, then modulated by a 19-circle Flower of Life pattern.
The surface combines plateaus, seams, ridges, and wells into a single optical architecture, where the floral field is not simply decorative but embedded in the geometry of the piece.

This version uses a dense mesh with 61,058 vertices and 122,112 faces, preserving a clean closed topology (χ = 2). The result feels like an ancient mystic mosaic: splitted grout, mineral-like plateaus, and symbolic interference patterns emerging across the surface.

A fusion of computational geometry, sacred-pattern logic, and sculptural relief.

Generated by PAPP Framework

Li A - Voronoi Planes/Flower 19 Mystic V2| PAPP

09 — Lapis Tile

Seamless periodic tile — tileable in all directions. Cosmatesque intarsia: 3 φ-ring rota medallion, 8-spoke star, corner rosettes with 8 petals, sinusoidal guilloche ribbon bands. 5-arm Fibonacci log spiral as flow modulation. Paper-cut terrain quantizes the surface into 5 discrete height plateaus with sharp step edges. Full phi-RG brightness cascade. Lapis lazuli, ivory and gold. 80,000 vertices, 159,996 faces, χ=2, closed manifold. 

Generated by PAPP Framework.

Prototype 09/12 Lapis Tile | PAPP

For production-ready use, we recommend downloading the Original format.The converted file is intended exclusively for browser preview. In the source file, the following are fully preserved:✔ full scene structure✔ unsimplified materials✔ correct PBR texture maps✔ proper object namingIf you plan to use this model in production, select the original version.Sitting girl leaning on one leg wearing Y2K blue and white cloth and plateau shoes

Sitting Y2k Girl Blue White Clothing

Here is another 3D remake of FRLG, this time it's from Indigo Plateau! Again trying to keep the style consistency from my last remake. I hope you guys like it as much as I enjoyed bringing it to life!

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