CyArk’s goal is to create a huge database of detailed surveys of sites so that they can be maintained or even rebuilt if they should be damaged by a natural disaster, climate change or even war. They cited as an example the Buddhas or Bamiyan in Afghanistan, two monumental statues of standing Buddhas carved into the side of a cliffduring the sixth century that were destroyed by the Taliban in 2001. Despite offers from the governments of Japan and Switzerland, among others, to help rebuild the Buddhas, the team believe an accurate laser survey would have made the task more achievable.

　　Doug Pritchard from the Glasgow School of Art’s Digital Design Studio said, “We are discovering new things about the buildings which are hundreds, thousands of years old,” he said.

　　CyaArk said the loss of architectural and archaeological cultural heritage is becoming a crisis of global proportions with an urgent need for reliable documentation as a key step to help preserve heritage sites. The development of laser scanning technology has given a greater accuracy to surveys and thrown new light on ancient monuments.

　　32. How does Chris think applying laser scanning to famous World Heritage Sites?

　　A. Puzzling.

　　B. Interesting.

　　C. Unbelieving.

　　D. Tiring.

　　33. Scientists create digital models of World Heritage Sites to ___________.

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