Wesley Treat on MSN
I turned my head into a popsicle
Using Easel Pro's new 3d-carving capabilities, I sculpt a gigantic, novelty ice cream bar of my head from foam and fiberglass ...
A high-resolution 3D model of Rano Raraku shows that the moai were created in many distinct carving zones. Instead of a ...
ZME Science on MSN
New 3D Model of Easter Island Quarry Reveals How Polynesians Created Their Mysterious Stone Giants
Rano Raraku, a steep-sided crater on the southeastern coast of Rapa Nui (as locals call the island), was the heart of moai ...
We’re documenting something that really has needed to be documented, but in a way that’s really comprehensive and shareable.” ...
Archeologists have used drones and photogrammetry to create a map of the quarry that produced 95 of Easter Island's statues.
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3D scans map a hidden network of moai carvers
New 3D scans of Easter Island’s main quarry are turning a familiar mystery into a far more intricate story of labor, logistics, and landscape engineering. Instead of a single chaotic pit, the digital ...
Unfinished moai attached to bedrock by “keels” along their backs demonstrate how carvers worked underneath from both sides until figures were separated from the source material. This production stage, ...
Archaeologists say a 3D model of a centuries-old quarry of unfinished stone head statues on Easter Island offers new clues ...
Binghamton University archaeologists have released a new interactive, 3D model of the Moai statue quarry on Rapa Nui (Easter ...
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