architecture is also under threat from calamities which might well escape our control , but if loss ca n't be avoided , technology can lend a .
now cyark , a non-profit company founded by an iraqi-born engineer , is using groundbreaking laser scanning to ensure that -- at the very least -- incredibly accurate digital versions of the world 's treasures will stay with us forever .
so far , the list of completed scans includes ancient thebes , chichen itza , fort laramie , mesa verde .