Anthropology + 3D Design! Have you heard the term maker or been

Anthropology + 3D Design!
Have you heard the term maker or been to a makerspace or attended a MakerCon?
Often times you may think “drone” or “CNC Router” or something high end in a space for
making, but making is really simply the concept of creating!
In anthropology creating includes the process of making replicas of artifacts from
scanning to 3D printing, increasing access and sharing of artifacts with colleagues, 3D mapping
of archaeological sites, and more.
The UNCG libraries has a grant this year that includes our purchase of a 3D printer and
Arduino (electronic/circuit) kits to launch a mini mobile makerspace - we bring the making to
you! This Anthropology session will give you an overview of the concept of making, show you
some software and examples of making, and ask you to share ideas on how you are or can be a
anthro-maker. (And yes we will have our 3D printer there too!)
presenters:
beth filar williams, librarian + brown biggers, server administrator, Jackson Library ERIT
department
michelle folkman + corrine luthy, School of Ed, Library and Information Studies Department
Graduate students
Lesson Outline:
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Bob’s intro, Osteology information
Intros of who we are
Follow along the Maker,Making,Makerspace ppt --- concept of making, how it’s growing;
basic of grant/our goal/workshops/recordings/conference
Application of it in Anthropology - how is it already being used? Scientific American
article, 3D Morphometrics, Ashley’s scans, other applications
Show 3D PDFs, talk about process from scanning to 3D printing, quick demo
Show software (3D warehouse, Inkscape to Tinkercad to Makerbot, 123D
Catch/autodesk) + show resources on our Make guide
Wrap up.... how else do they see applying this? Questions? Can contact us/Michelle this
fall if they want a print/ DMC for spring if they want more 3D
some resources/ideas:
http://gizmodo.com/the-british-museum-will-now-let-you-3d-print-copies-of-1654077136
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Google search for “3D Technology Anthropology” - tons of articles/resources
Smithsonian 3D Models
Article: Please Touch The Artefacts
Virtual Egyptology
program: http://staff.mq.edu.au/teaching/workshops_programs/fpp_overview/showcase/
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3D Mythology: http://www.cnet.com/news/3d-printed-skeletons-for-your-mythologymuseum/
3D printed terrain: http://3dprintresources.wordpress.com/geography-3d-terrain/
How it’s used in mining: http://3dprint.com/tag/3d-printed-geography/
Using drones to map Mayan sites: http://phys.org/news/2014-09-capturing-ancientmaya-sites-rat.html
Ideas for other makerspace applications - Creating a 3D textbook, creating a video tour
of a site
http://www.newser.com/story/198386/scientists-resurrect-the-dodo-bird.html
Displaying 3D Models in Acrobat: http://helpx.adobe.com/acrobat/using/displaying-3d-modelspdfs.html
What is making in anthropology?
3D Scans & PDFs
Virtual Egyptology
Mapping With Drones
3D Morphometrics
Topography Maps
Dodo 3D Scan Discoveries
How is 3D technology being used?
Tools for Scanning:
3D Scanner
123D Catch (App)
Model Repositories:
Smithsonian
Thingiverse
Turbosquid
From Object to 3D Print
Free Tools for Modeling:
TinkerCAD
MeshLab
Inkscape
For Printing:
MakerBot Desktop