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#3dprinting physical reconstructions of past peoples is an interesting use of the technology - this article mentions some limitations and controversies and shows how the combination of technology and science can confront misconceptions about the past: https://3dprint.com/212670/kennis-kennis-3d-print-models/

Saudi Arabia uses artifacts to showcase the region's deep history by sending them out into the world - physically and digitally! #AugmentedReality #DigitalHeritage https://www.salaamgateway.com//viewing_ancient_artifacts_/

We do love #AR here - but this article raises some interesting concerns. Are the suggestions offered viable? How can the #heritage community contribute? https://techcrunch.com//we-love-augmented-reality-but-let/

#3dscanning and #3dPrinting can help record and reconstruct #artifacts made of delicate materials, like these beeswax votive figurines from Exeter cathedral: https://3dprint.com/2124/3d-scanning-3d-printing-artifacts/

Wisdom from today's repackaging (found glued to the inside of a box): the new breed of activist waging today's battles can appear out of nowhere, show up anywhere

We do love #AR here - but this article raises some interesting concerns. Are the suggestions offered viable? How can the #heritage community contribute? https://techcrunch.com//we-love-augmented-reality-but-let/

Here is a neat article looking at some implications of #AugmentedReality in #Museums, including non-sanctioned AR applications as a method of contesting institutional authority: https://www.wired.com/story/augmented-reality-art-museums/

CyArk has teamed up with Google to publish their #3dscans of #heritage sites available through Google's Open Heritage Project - you can apply to download the data for non commercial uses - very exciting! https://www.roadtovr.com/google-partners-cyark-3d-scan-wor/ #digitalheritage #digitalarchaeology

Here is another interesting combination of #drones #augmentedreality and #archaeology done by Natalea Schager as an undergrad research project at UC Berkeley! http://news.berkeley.edu//soaring-through-peru-berkeley-s/ #Sacsayhuamán

Here is a great review of some of the talks from The Innovation and Cultural Heritage Conference held earlier this month. It would have been great to attend or participate! #digitalheritage #digitalcuration https://phys.org//2018-03-digital-cultural-heritage-confer

Peabody Museum and Archimedes Digital have put together a neat #AR app to show the history of archaeological work conducted at Harvard University. What a great application for #archaeology! #digitalarchaeology https://news.harvard.edu//to-probe-harvard-yard-digs-ther/

The technology to digitize #heritage sites and the environment just keeps getting more accessible! #3Dscanning https://www.gim-international.com//point-clouds-from-smart

Collections headed our way!

Here's a fun find that got a little press last week! 9500 year old point found in Windsor, Ontario: http://www.cbc.ca//oldest-artifact-windsor-indigenous-amba