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Join the Mission to Save Humanity's Heritage

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Help Launch the Arkhub Project — A Digital Ark for the World’s Ancient Wisdom

Arkhub is a grassroots initiative to preserve, digitize, and share humanity’s ancient knowledge using cutting-edge tools like drones, LiDAR, and 3D scanning. We’re building a web archive of cultural relics, sacred sites, and forgotten histories — accessible to all, protected for the future.

The culmination of this project will be a powerful, interactive platform — a living digital ark that combines a richly detailed database, immersive 3D models, and an open forum for researchers, explorers, and truth-seekers to connect, collaborate, and contribute.

Your support helps fund field expeditions, advanced scanning equipment, and the digital infrastructure needed to bring this vision to life.

Let’s preserve the past to empower the future.

Arkhub Project Cost Breakdown – Total Goal: $69,000

1. Field Equipment & Scanning Gear – $18,000
• Compact LiDAR drone: $8,000
• 3D scanner & photogrammetry kit: $4,500
• High-res DSLR & accessories: $2,000
• Travel field kits (GPS, power, storage): $3,500

2. Fieldwork Expeditions – $13,000
• Travel (flights, ground transport): $6,000
• Lodging & sustenance (team): $4,000
• Permits & local support: $3,000

3. Platform & Database Development – $20,000
• Interactive 3D web interface (frontend/dev): $10,000
• Backend/database infrastructure: $6,000
• Forum/community integration: $3,000
• Cloud storage & server costs (1 year): $1,000

4. Media & Storytelling – $8,000
• Documentary-style footage & editing: $6,000
• Marketing assets (social, web, campaign): $1,000
• Narration/voiceover/audio production: $1,000

5. Admin, Legal & Misc. – $8,000
• Legal advice/contracts/permissions: $4,000
• Project management & ops buffer: $3,000
• GoFundMe fees & contingency: $1,000


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  • Hanna-Maria Öste
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  • Anonymous
    • $20
    • 30 d
  • Dara Baradaran
    • $20
    • 1 mo
  • Anonymous
    • $200
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