3d scanned artifacts
What are the Ethics of 3D Scanned and 3D Printed Museum and Archaeological Artifacts?
3D scanning and 3D printing have been used as forms of preservation, creating digital records and physical replicas of fragile archaeological finds or threatened works of art. The technology has…
3D Scanning and 3D Printing Bring Artifacts from the Past into the Present
In April 1942, the English city of Exeter was the first to be bombed during the Baedeker Blitz. Two nights of air raids led to more than 80 fatalities and…
3D Scanning Reveals Details of Ancient Scottish Standing Stone
On the northeast edge of the town of Forres in Moray, Scotland stands a 21-foot-tall stone known as Sueno’s Stone. Experts have described the stone, which dates back to the…
3D Technologies Restore Damaged Syrian Artifacts, Honor a Fallen Hero
There seems to be no end to the anguish in Syria. Even victories seem to be short-lived; after ISIS militants were driven out of Palmyra last March, it would be…
University of Chicago Digitally Restores Ancient Buddhist Caves with 3D Scanners
In the Shanxi province of China, about 36 kilometers south of Taiyun City, stands the Heavenly Dragon Mountain, or Tianlongshan. In the sixth century, Buddhist monks began construction on a series…
The Largest Library in the World Begins 3D Scanning Its Massive Collection of Historical Texts and Artifacts
The past few years have seen a radical shift in the use of 3D scanning and 3D printing technology from museums and how they use their digital assets. Using advanced…
Defiance with a Purpose: Two Determined Artists Scan a 3,300 Year-Old Nefertiti Bust & Share 3D Files with the World
Truly understanding ancient Egypt is a never-ending source of challenge and fascination, not only for archaeologists, but for people around the world. And while names such as Tut and Cleopatra…
Using 3D Scanning and 3D Printing to Create Reproductions of Valuable Church Statues
You wouldn’t think that there would be an issue with artifacts, artwork or decorations going missing from a church, but sadly theft is an all too common experience. For most…
3D Scanning Helps Restore King Tutankhamun’s Broken Beard After a Botched Repair Job
While most people know him as his more colloquially familiar name King Tut, King Tutankhamun is unarguably one of the most famous of the ancient Egyptian pharaohs. Despite only being…
Archaeology Preserves All Kinds of History: Professor 3D Scans the World’s Oldest Ham and Peanut
I’ve always considered expiration dates to be guidelines more than rules. A limited budget plus an almost obsessive aversion to wasting everything has led me to consume some things probably beyond…
Watch Fuel3D Help 3D Scan and 3D Print This 30,000-Year-Old Figurine
As part of a joint exhibition between the Royal Museum of Fine Arts of Belgium and the Louvre Museum, Fuel3D retailer Trideus 3D scanned and printed the 30,000-year-old Venus of…
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…
Paper-Based 3D Printing Used to Reconstruct Bust of 11th Century Cambodian King
There are, for varying reasons, always those willing to attempt to wipe history from memory by destroying artifacts and documents to serve their purposes. Some artifacts are lost to natural…
Artec & Threeding Partner Again to 3D Scan Eastern Orthodox Religious Artifacts–Available for 3D Printing
While 3D printing has been a boon, a catalyst, and the foundation for producing many enormous changes and innovations throughout the world, the progressive technology also serves great purpose in…
