Heritage Records

Preserving our Heritage, Culture & Archaeological Treasures
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Archeology labs, museums, and cultural heritage institutions around the world have been using digital technology to fabricate countless objects and provide access to cultural heritage. Thanks to additive manufacturing , experiencing artwork, buildings, artifacts and other pieces of a country’s history has become easier, not only because people can get closer to traditional heritage without damaging the real objects, but because their reconstruction can enhance research, documentation, and preservation. Replica of artifacts make ideal handling collection of objects that  otherwise would not be accessible to the public due  to either their intrinsic value or more often because of their highly fragile state. Increasing accessibility by allowing people to feel heritage objects rather than just see them, provides a far more memorable heritage experience. Experts in this field specialize in creating both interactive digital and analogue heritage interpretations, designed to engage a diverse audience at both educational and recreational venues.

 

Archaeological & Cultural Replica

Due to the natural course of time and other many man-made or natural disasters, we have seen the destruction of our heritage which has long been our window to the past. Experts are now using digital technology to preserve age-old structures and thus securing the collection, storage and transfer of knowledge to the next generation through the use of replica. 3D Scanning can be used to create life-size 3D models of existing artifacts that can be 3D printed. These replicas of historical items can be added to museums’ collections, giving the public full access to relics that would otherwise be impossible to display. Such models can be easily made available to academics who can get more insights into the item by getting their hands on objects without fear of damaging the original piece. These interactions can help increase researchers’ curiosity and serve as a unique learning experience.

Historical & Artifact Recreations

While digital fabrication is largely associated with manufacturing and prototyping, it has garnered some attention for its ability to reconstruct, renovate and repair objects as well. This makes it a fairly useful resource for museums, curators and historians looking to reconstruct objects, artifacts and even fossils with the use of printing, scanning and digital models. This includes landmark restorations, damage reconstruction, recreating fossils and historical architectural designs. Additional, 3D artists and animators can recreate historical events and natural disasters in software and video to have a better understanding of important moments of the past. Historians should be leveraging advanced technologies to thrust ourselves back into the seats of those who faced the best or worst since ancient times.

Digital Archaeology & Heritage

Technologists working within historical Institutions or museums focus on developing solutions to further increase and diffuse the knowledge through the use of three-dimensional capture technology, analysis tools, and digital distribution platforms. This means surveyors are on site for a lesser amount of time and can retrieve measurements and details from the data even if they were not initially specified. This gives our clients much more flexibility with digital artistry and graphics. Common uses include recording buildings, landscapes and ships. The extra data captured through laser scanning allows an array of outputs, from point clouds, elevations, plans and cross sections to stunning video fly-throughs, realistic-looking images and 3D representations. Quality 3D data is also essential for producing Building Information Modelling (BIM) representation of historic buildings when a higher level of detail is needed.

Re-creating, Repairing & Conserving Ancient Artifacts with Digital Technology

Here at MetaMetry, our 3D designers and technologists are working hard to bring historical artifacts back to life. Together, they are re-creating beloved artifacts and ancient monuments with the use of CAD softwares, 3D scanning, reverse engineering, casting, CNC and additive manufacturing, also known as 3D printing. Our illustrators create 3D replicas which are as accurate as possible and match the original object, ensuring they are robust enough for their intended use. Objects can be created either as exact replicas, or versions of the object as they would have been before they became degraded by time or were damaged. We can use our expert knowledge to undertake virtual repairs to fill in missing elements of finds. Digital 3D representations of artifacts created for the printing process can also be used as interactive online displays to increase access to collections.

This is allow historians to re-produce age-old artifacts and historical monuments both digitally and physically. Curators and educators are using 3D data as the basis for telling stories and sending students on quests of discovery. Conservators are using 3D data to track the condition of a collection item over time using 3D deviation analysis tools, showing exactly what changes have occurred to an object.

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