CLARC (Classics Artifact Research Collection) - in summer 2006 about 800 ancient archaeological objects, acquired by a past professor and left behind and forgotten when he moved on, were discovered by Ann Koloski-Ostrow (AOKO) in the Rose Art Museum. In fall 2006, the Department of Classical Studies began a formal year-long internship program where undergraduates research and document ancient artifacts. The MakerLab has been helping with digitization, both 2D object photography and 3D scanning, and 3D printing and reproductions. This gives the undergraduates not just access to a physical duplication of the object that they can take with them, it also teaches them fundamental skills about the future of digital curation and preservation.
mmer 2006 about 800 ancient archaeological objects, acquired by a past professor and left behind and forgotten when he moved on, were discovered by Ann Koloski-Ostrow (AOKO) in the Rose Art Museum. In fall 2006, the Department of Classical Studies began a formal year-long internship program where undergraduates research and document ancient artifacts. The MakerLab has been helping with digitization, both 2D object photography and 3D scanning, and 3D printing and reproductions. This gives the undergraduates not just access to a physical duplication of the object that they can take with them, it also teaches them fundamental skills about the future of digital curation and preservation.