3d printed historical artifacts
World’s Oldest Ham Gets an Updated 3D Print of Itself for 116th Birthday
P.D. Gwaltney Jr. may have been a bit eccentric, but he was certainly a creative and resourceful thinker. Gwaltney, whose family was a major producer of salted pork in the…
Threeding & Artec 3D Team Up to Scan Hundreds of Greek Artifacts from Private Collection
We tend to perk up whenever we hear that Threeding and Artec 3D have teamed up for a new project. This generally means we are about to be taken to…
3D Printed Replicas of ISIS-Destroyed Temple to be Constructed in New York City and London
In the year AD 32, the people of Palmyra, Syria began constructing a temple that would be consecrated to the Semitic god Bel and become the epicenter of the city’s religious…
Dubai’s Museum of the Future Plans for Enormous 3D Printed Database of Ancient Heritage Monuments
Dubai is known as a city of riches and luxury beyond most of our wildest dreams. As the most populated city in the Arab Emirates and one of the very…
Replicas of 6th and 7th Century English “Staffordshire Hoard” Artifacts Are 3D Printed
In 2009, a remarkable stash of over 3,500 objects was found in an English field. These artifacts were dated back to the “Kingdom of Mercian Era” — roughly the 6th…
Threeding Updates Platform, Android & FireOS Apps, iOS Soon to Follow
Threeding is one of the more dynamic companies that we follow, and we’ve watched them take on some massive 3D printing projects related to archiving and collaboration with museums in…
Unlocking the Mystery of the Jamestown Graves with 3D Printing
A few years back, archaeologists digging beneath a church built in 1608 found the site of four graves near Jamestown, Virginia. The vagaries of time and nature had left little…
Threeding & Artec 3D Now Providing 3D Printable Anatomical Models
Threeding.com, the 3D printing marketplace, is now offering 3D scanned, textured anatomical models captured with Artec 3D scanners for educational purposes. Begun in 2013 by a group of students from…
Napoleon’s Eagle Standards 3D Printed in London to Commemorate the Battle of Waterloo
Very shortly after his coronation in December of 1804, Napoleon Bonaparte commissioned and then distributed eagles, which were based on the aquila of the Roman Legions, to his army. The…
3D Printed Replica of 4,500-Year-Old Jōmon Venus Draws Visitors to Japanese Museum
Yamagata Prefecture in the southwest corner of Tōhoku faces the East Sea/Sea of Japan in an area bounded by magnificent mountain vistas. It’s home to the Yamagata Prefectural Museum, which holds…
