by Bernard K. Means, Director of the Virtual Curation Laboratory (VCL)
Today’s animation is a shark vertebra recovered archaeologically by Jamestown Rediscovery. It was scanned on September 9, 2015 at the Jamestown Rediscovery laboratory. It was scanned and later printed within two weeks of its discovery.
by Bernard K. Means, Director of the Virtual Curation Laboratory
Today’s animation is a reconstructed Bartmann jug recovered archaeologically by Jamestown Rediscovery and scanned in their archaeological laboratory. As noted here, “the jugs are known as Bartmann or “bearded man” for the bewhiskered face that adorns the neck.”
by Bernard K. Means, Director of the Virtual Curation Laboratory (VCL)
Today’s animation is a Jack of Plates plate recovered archaeologically by Jamestown Rediscovery. Numerous of these plates would have been sewn to a cloth or leather garment to create armor.
by Bernard K. Means, Director of the Virtual Curation Laboratory (VCL)
Today’s animation is a 17th century oyster shell recovered archaeologically by Jamestown Rediscovery. Oysters were substantially larger prior to historic over exploitation.
by Bernard K. Means, Director of the Virtual Curation Laboratory (VCL)
Today’s animation is a rowel recovered archaeologically by Jamestown Rediscovery. This rowel is part of a spur and details on the changes of English spurs over time can be found in this web page by Sara Rivers Cofield. The illustration below is adapted from Stephen Grancsay (1955) Equestrian Equipment, a catalog for a loan exhibition held at the J. B. Speed Art Museum, Louisville, Kentucky, from May 4 to July 3, 1955.
by Bernard K. Means, Director of the Virtual Curation Laboratory (VCL)
Today’s animation is an anthropomorphic Susquehannock smoking pipe bowl from the Strickler (36La3) site located in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, and is within the archaeological collections of The State Museum of Pennsylvania. The pipe bowl represents an individual bending over and has well defined features, including a secondary small hole in the bowl to allow another place for smoke to exit.
by Bernard K. Means, Director of the Virtual Curation Laboratory (VCL)
Today’s animation is an iron alloy arrow point recovered archaeologically by Jamestown Rediscovery. It was scanned on November 14, 2014, in the Rediscovery Jamestown archaeological laboratory and printed versions will be incorporated into public education and outreach programs to contrast with American Indian-made chipped stone arrow heads, such as this one.
by Bernard K. Means, Director of the Virtual Curation Laboratory (VCL)
Today’s animation is a brick with a paw print recovered archaeologically by Jamestown Rediscovery. It was scanned on November 14, 2014.
by Bernard K. Means, Director of the Virtual Curation Laboratory (VCL)
Today’s animation is from a recreation of Bartholomew Gosnold, who was instrumental in founding Jamestown. It was scanned using a Sense 3D scanner with the assistance of Jamestown Rediscovery‘s Jeff Aronowitz and Danny Schmidt.
Danny Schmidt, Bartholomew Gosnold, Jeff Aronowitz, and Bernard K. Means
by Bernard K. Means, Director of the Virtual Curation Laboratory (VCL)
Today’s animation is a scan shown in progress of a replica of a beaver effigy that is normally on display at The State Museum of Pennsylvania (TSMP). This item is from the Sarf Cache site, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, and was removed to be scanned in the TSMP archaeological collections area.
Abbie Jackson assists with 3D scanning at The State Museum of PA
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