3D Scanning

Wesleyan University recently purchased an Artec Space Spider 3D scanner. The scanner is housed in the Environmental Archaeology Lab, and models can be printed in a variety of ways in Wesleyan’s IDEAS lab. We have started scanning collections on campus (over 150 models made so far!), and we are currently developing interdisciplinary applications for the use of 3D models and 3D printed objects in research, teaching, and exhibits. Our lab team is available to help scan objects, especially materials needed for teaching online and accessibility. Please feel free to get in touch with us if you are interested in using the scanner.

3D Scanning News and Updates

Virtually Within Reach (repost)
Virtually Within Reach [Taken from the Wesleyan University Magazine] Photo copyright Andy & Yu Kai Tan Employing 3D-scanning technology to create computerized…
3D scanning report
3D Scanning Project Report Fall 2021 Report by Andres Angeles-Paredes 24’ and Fletcher Levy 23’ During the fall of 2021, we worked…
Cataloging Bones (Spring 2021)
Cataloging Bones! Spring 2021 During the spring of 2021, students enrolled in Professor Brunson’s ARCP257 Environmental Archaeology class spent part of the…

Screenshot of 3D scan of horse-shoe crab — 3D images by Andy Tan (class of 2021) and Yu Kai Tan (MA, class of 2021). Photo by Katherine Brunson.

Andy Tan uses a 3D scanner to create a digital model of a bobcat skull for Wesleyan’s osteological comparative collections.

3D images by Andy Tan (class of 2021) and Yu Kai Tan (MA, class of 2021). Photo by Katherine Brunson.

3D Collections Highlights

This exhibit is currently under construction…

Explore some of our 3D models below! More virtual exhibits are coming soon!

Click on any of the tiles below to check out our additional scans!

Sharktoothed Sword From Kiribati

Shark-Toothed Sword from Kiribati ACC_1870.376.1_Shark_Tooth_Sword by Wesleyan University on SketchfabScanned by Andy Tan (’21)Shark-Toothed Sword (te toanea), Republic of Kiribati 1870.376.31 This is one of several shark-toothed weapons in Wesleyan’s collections, acquired…

Austral Islands Paddle Club

Austral Islands Paddle Club AAC_1870.371.1_Austral_Islands_Paddle_Club by Wesleyan University on Sketchfab Scanned by Andy Tan (’21) Paddle Club, Raivavae (Austral Islands) 1870.371.1 Despite its name, this object was…

Chamber Pot From Historic Middletown Excavations

Chamber Pot From Historic Middletown Excavations AAC_WA.250.16_Chamber_Pot by Wesleyan University on Sketchfab Scanned by Andy Tan (’21) Ceramic Chamber Pot, Middletown, CT WA 250.16 This…

Cup From Historic Middletown Excavations

Cup From Historic Middletown Excavations AAC_WA.250.14_Tea_Cup by Wesleyan University on Sketchfab Scanned by Andy Tan (’21) Ceramic Tea Cup, Middletown, CT WA 250.14 During the 18th century,…

Tongan Paddle Club

Tongan Paddle Club AAC_1870.341.1_ Tongan_Paddle_Club by Wesleyan University on Sketchfab Scanned by Andy Tan (’21) Paddle Club (Fiji or Tonga) 1870.341.1 Dr. Peter H. Buck (Te Rangi…

Pig Skull

Pig (Sus) Skull Sus skull by Wesleyan University on Sketchfab This is a 3D scan of a pig skull. The scan is best viewed when…

Glyptodon Head

Glyptodon Head This is a 3D scan of Wesleyan’s famous glyptodon’s (Shelly) head! The scan is best viewed when full screen! Scans may take some…