Abu Ghorub, home to the Old Kingdom Sun Temple, holds mysterious machined artifacts that defy our understanding of ancient technology. Explore the high-tech creations of this ancient site.

And a 3D scan of a Chinese Buddha statue allows the user to examine and unravel a story carved in its surface. So far, the Smithsonian is devoting about $350,000 annually to 3D digitization, with ...

Today, they're using 3D modeling tech to preserve the information found in a site, find new places to dig, or create models of ancient artifacts via 3D printing. Modeling Ancient Artifacts ...

If you’ve always wanted to own a historic artifact, now you can own the next best thing: a 3D printed replica of one.The Smithsonian’s network of muse ...

The world's largest network of museums has introduced Smithsonian X 3D, a new effort and web portal to create 3D renderings of its vast and fascinating collections of more than 137 million objects ...

From the Temple of Bastet, Bubastis, Egypt 12th Dynasty, around 1800 BC. From a colossal statue in a temple. Scan by Thomas Flynn using a Sony DSC HX5 and 123D Catch ...

The Smithsonian Institution, headquartered in Washington, D.C., now allows anyone to 3D print some of its collection of historical artifacts. Smithsonian X 3D is the name of the new project, which ...

One artist is recreating statues ISIS destroyed, using 3D-printing. Inside each artifact, an SD card contains all the historical and technical data. Story coming soon!

Newly released 3D models of antiquities from the British Museum allow better digital access to ancient objects than ever before. Digital technologies and a group of proactive archaeologists are ...

Well, now the Smithsonian is getting into the act with their Smithsonian X 3D web portal which will allow users to print artifacts from their collection. This would be very cool to have actual ...

The destruction of priceless antiquities by the Islamic State (ISIS) has horrified researchers worldwide, but 21st century technology offers one way of preserving ancient cultural heritage.

Two of the artifacts were ostrakons, pottery shards with ink inscriptions in ancient Hebrew. The First Temple on the mount was destroyed around 585 B.C. Both ostrakons date from around 700 B.C.