3D scanning and shape analysis help archaeologists connect objects across space and time to recover their lost histories
- Written by Carlo Rindi Nuzzolo, Postdoctoral Fellow in Archaeology, University of California, Los Angeles
The 3D scan of a mask fragment matches up with the scan of a different well-preserved mask.Carlo Rindi NuzzoloToday the world of Egyptology faces a silent crisis – not of looting, although that plays a part, but of disconnection. Walk into any major museum, from Copenhagen to California, and you see glass cases filled with what could be...