New 3D Software for Artifact Documentation and Analysis - Ep 182

Archaeologists have been 3D scanning artifacts for a while now. But, what do you

do with those scans? We post them on websites, use them in reports, and try to

do some analysis, but, it's not consistent. This new paper from PLOS ONE is from

the architects of a new software, Artifact 3D, that intends to take those scans

and perform some high-level, detailed, analytical algorithms that are consistent

and repeatable. We talk about it on this week's episode.

Interested in learning about how to use X-Rays and similar technology in

archaeology? Check out the linked PaleoImaging course from James Elliot!

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Transcripts

For rough transcripts of this episode go to

https://www.archpodnet.com/archaeotech/182

Links

* Article: New software for accurate, objective and efficient 3D analysis and

documentation of archaeological artifacts

[https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0268401]

* Artifact 3D Software and User Manual

[https://sourceforge.net/projects/artifact3-d/]

* Polycam - LiDAR Scanner

* Apple [https://apps.apple.com/us/app/polycam-lidar-3d-scanner/id1532482376]

* Google [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ai.polycam]

* Scaniverse - LiDAR Scanner

* Apple [https://apps.apple.com/app/scaniverse-lidar-3d-scanner/id1541433223]

* WIDAR

* Apple [https://apps.apple.com/us/app/widar-3d-scanning-editing/id1574012258]

* Google

[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?gl=US&hl=en_US&id=com.wogo.widar.android]

* Virtual Curation Laboratory [https://vcuarchaeology3d.wordpress.com/]

* Thingaverse [https://www.thingiverse.com/]

* Sketchfab [https://sketchfab.com/]

Contact

* Chris Webster

* Twitter: @archeowebby [http://www.twitter.com/archeowebby]

* Email: [email protected]

* Paul Zimmerman

* Twitter: @lugal [http://www.twitter.com/lugal]

* Email: [email protected]

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