TEAM EL BRUJO

The Project began with the joint signing of a Scientific Research Agreement by the Augusto N. Wiese Foundation, the Pontificial Catholic University of Peru (PUCP) and IBM Peru, S.A., for the graphical reconstruction of the ceiling of the Huaca Cao Viejo at the El Brujo archeological site. This agreement was approved on October 18, 1995.

The Project was developed with the collaboration of the 3 institutions that signed the agreement: PUCP, IBM, and the Augusto N. Wiese Foundation.

Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú

The Catholic University (PUCP), through its Computer Office and the Archaeology Department, offered all the facilities needed for the development of the system.

The members of the project team from PUCP were:

Kim Morla, Engineer
Dr. Luis Jaime Castillo
Jorge Prado
Eduardo Nolazco

The following students participated in the digitization of the ceiling fragments:

Mariella Ortiz (Computer Engineer)
Juan Calderón (Computer Engineer)
Ian Astonitas (Computer Engineer)
Victoria León (Computer Engineer)
Julio Rucabado (Arqueología)
Flora Ugaz (Arqueología)

IBM del Perú

IBM took part in the project by contributing the experience of Alan Kalvin, Ph.D. of the IBM T.J. Watson Research Center, who is an expert in the computer-assisted reconstruction of damaged artifacts.

IBM provided an IBM RS/6000 PowerServer 350 computer, the IBM Visualization Data Explorer software, the IBM 3D Interaction Accelerator software, in addition to the technical support for the use the above mentioned software.

For the digitization of pieces, IBM donated an IBM Aptiva Multimedia machine, as well as an HP ScanJet 4C color document scanner.

The project manager is Alfredo Remy, Engineer, IBM Peru.

Fundación Augusto N. Wiese

The Augusto N. Wiese Foundation provided the space for the students' work at the El Brujo site. In addition, it contributed a computer at the site, and the experience of the archeologist Régulo Franco, of the El Brujo archeological project. The foundation also assigned the restorer Víctor Fernández to work at PUCP. Mr. Fernández had been in charge of the collection of pieces at the huaca until 1995, and he brought to the project valuable information about the characteristics of the pieces. He is the primary user of the ARMADO system, and he is responsible for the reconstruction that has been done so far.

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