3D laser scan of a Roman tombstone

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Channel: National Museums Liverpool · 2018 · People & Blogs

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Conservation Technologies at National Museums Liverpool created a texture-mapped 3D dataset by laser scanning the Vedica tombstone (Manor House Museum, lkley, North Yorkshire).

This was used to create a replica of the tombstone for the Living with the Romans exhibition in 2005.

liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/mol/exhibitions/livingwithromans/localfinds/vedica.aspx

The replica is now in the Museum of Liverpool's History Detectives gallery.
The tombstone measures 1710mm x 875mm x 310mm (H x W x D).

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