http://www.archaeoptics.co.uk Specialists in 3D laser scanning Tue, 08 Jan 2008 22:00:18 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Our technical director, Alistair Carty, will be speaking at the Renfrewshire Local History Forum on Thursday 10th January, 2008 with the snappy titled "Zapped! Scanning sites by Laser" (not our title!). The talk will cover a range of subjects from extremely detailed close-range artefact scanning up to scanning huge Roman forts ... http://www.archaeoptics.co.uk/archives/2008/01/07/talk-at-the-renfrewshire-local-history-forum/ In 2003, many new and important Rock Art discoveries at Church Hole, Creswell Crags were announced. As a result, a conference was held at Creswell in 2004 and the proceedings have been published as "Palaeolithic Cave Art at Creswell Crags in European Context" by Oxford University Press edited by Paul Pettitt, ... http://www.archaeoptics.co.uk/archives/2007/07/26/proceedings-of-creswell-crags-conference-2004/ We have been working closely with heritage reproduction specialists Relicarte on a retail project for the National Museum of Scotland. The project revolves around the non-contact, high-quality reproduction of several key pieces from the NMS' collection of Isle of Lewis (or Uig) Chessmen. These reproductions are now available for purchase in ... http://www.archaeoptics.co.uk/archives/2007/07/24/isle-of-lewis-chessmen-reproductions/ In 1798, HMS Colossus, a ship of the line, ran aground on the Isles of Scilly and was lost. One of the earliest major portions of the ship that was discovered was a carving depicting a male figure in neo-classical dress holding aloft in his left hand what appears to be ... http://www.archaeoptics.co.uk/archives/2006/07/07/hms-colossus-stern-figure/ In 2004, we were commissioned by University College Cork (UCC) to undertake high-resolution 3D laser scanning of their unique collection of 28 Ogam stones and 4 carved stones, including a fine rotary quern and a large cup-and-ring-marked stone. Working for the University Heritage Office, we completed the 3D laser scanning of all ... http://www.archaeoptics.co.uk/archives/2006/07/03/ucc-ogam-and-carved-stones-conservation-project/ We undertook some 3D laser scanning work at Rosslyn Chapel back in 2001. In around 90 minutes of on-site scanning, we recorded 3 areas of sculpture including two window frame decorations featuring two angels and "Robert the Bruce" plus an area of wall featuring the famous "teardrop" carving plus masons ... http://www.archaeoptics.co.uk/archives/2006/06/23/rosslyn-chapel-3d-laser-scanning-3/ We have a fully reconditioned and calibrated Trimble/Mensi GS200 3D Laser Scanner available for immediate purchase at a considerable discount from list price. See our Reconditioned Equipment list for more information and to contact us. We only have one of these scanners available, so first come, first served. In a nutshell, ... http://www.archaeoptics.co.uk/archives/2006/05/16/reconditioned-trimblemensi-gs200-available/ We undertook some survey work for the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS) in Aberdeenshire. Both projects were commissioned to use 3D laser scanning to extract additional information from heavily weathered Ogham inscriptions and, in the process, we also clarified the interpretation of a Pictish ... http://www.archaeoptics.co.uk/archives/2006/05/15/recent-aberdeenshire-escapades/ In conjunction with Dept. of Earth Sciences, Oxford University, we undertook high-resolution 3D laser scanning in collaboration with the Bradgate Trust to form part of an initiative to conserve the evolutionary information of Ediacara biota at highly vulnerable but key sites in Leicestershire, UK. New 3D reconstructions of the type specimens ... http://www.archaeoptics.co.uk/archives/2006/04/27/conserving-evolutionary-information-of-edicarian-fossils/ We recently undertook an exterior survey of Brodick Castle on the Isle of Arran. Two days survey were required to scan the entire structure at a resolution of 1cm allowing us to generate elevation drawings, sections and plans with high accuracy. Brodick Castle Raw 3D Data Detail of Brodick Castle Western Elevation http://www.archaeoptics.co.uk/archives/2006/04/24/brodick-castle-survey-completed/