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Artifact 3-D Scan Process
The Aucilla Research Institute (ARI) has begun a virtual museum of archaeological and natural science artifacts from the North Florida area. For display in the museum, the ARI is creating digital models of significant archaeological artifacts and other items of scientific interest from several large collections which have been donated to the Institute or of those found by researchers working with the Institute. The virtual collection along with descriptive information may be viewed online; or precise digital models of the items may be downloaded for study or for reproduction with 3-D printers. A description of the museum with details on navigating through the exhibits is provided below as well as a link to the museum itself.

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The Scanning Process
The ARI has developed an artifact scanning lab equipped with a high-resolution laser scanner associated with computer system and software. The heart of the scanning lab is a Next Engine scanner. That device "paints" the object being scanned with four bands of an infrared laser to measure distances and angles and create an amazingly dense image of 67,000 points per square inch.     ENTER THE VIRTUAL MUSEUM

BUILDING ON THE RECORD OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH