archeology
Sculpture Design: Bringing Prehistoric Beasts to the 21st Century With a Fusion of Art and Science
From a very young age Konstantinos Fais had two passions: Art and History. Born and grown up in the city of Ioannina in northern Greece, he started the thorough study…
3D Print the World’s Oldest Neanderthal Art
If you’re anything like me, you’re fascinated by Neanderthals, that species or subspecies of ancient humans that went extinct, likely due to a combination of factors: climactic shifts, disease, and…
Google, Stratasys and CyArk Use 3D Scanning and 3D Printing to Preserve Cultural Heritage
Google Arts and Culture is collaborating with Stratasys and non-profit CyArk to preserve 3D scans and 3D prints of some of the world’s most cherished heritage sites. Google’s Open Heritage Project lets you…
Recreating Ancient Heritage Through 3D Printing
In the 19th century, an Austrian mine operator named Johann Georg Ramsauer working near Hallstatt, Austria encountered a sizable prehistoric cemetery containing more than 1,000 burial sites. The graves were…
Recreating Iron Age Jewelry with 3D Printing
The Orkney Islands are an archipelago off the northern coast of Scotland. Comprised of 70 islands, about 20 of which are inhabited, it has a rich and storied history and…
3D Printed Artifacts Help Schoolchildren “Dig” Archeology
Educators know how valuable experiences that are “hands-on” or “in the field” can be for children or students of any age. Reading about a topic is one thing, but learning about…
Giant 3D Printed Whale Fossil Now On Display At The Smithsonian
The National Museum of Natural History now has the 3D-printed fossil of a whale on display. 3D Systems is working in partnership with the Smithsonian in order to bring fossils…