REPRODUCTION OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL FINDINGS BY MEANS OF RAPID PROTOTYPING TECHNOLOGY, LASER SCANNING AND THE USE OF APPROPRIATE SOFTWARE

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BSc in Mechanical Engineering
PROJECT TITLE
REPRODUCTION OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL FINDINGS BY MEANS
OF RAPID PROTOTYPING TECHNOLOGY, LASER SCANNING
AND THE USE OF APPROPRIATE SOFTWARE
Submitted by GEORGE GEORGIOU
Supervisor Dr.-Eng. Antonios Lontos
NICOSIA, 12/09/2014
Project Title
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. INTRODUCTION
2. SELECTION OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL FINDINGS
3. GEOMETRY SCANNING
4. CONSTRUCTION OF MOULDS
5. COPIES FROM CASTING
6. CONCLUSIONS

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1. INTRODUCTION
PERIOD DATE
1. Akrotiri-Aetokremmos 10000 BC
2. Aceramic Neolithic 9000 - 5200 B.C.
3. Ceramic Neolithic 5000 - 3900 B.C.
4. Chalcolithic 3900 - 2500 B.C.
5. Early Bronze Age 2500 - 1900 B.C.
6. Middle Bronze Age 1900 - 1600 B.C.
7. Late Bronze Age 1600 - 1050 B.C.
8. Geometric 1050 - 750 B.C.
9. Archaic 750 - 480 B.C.
10. Classical 480 - 310 B.C.
11. Hellenistic 310 B.C - 30 B.C
12. Roman 30 B.C. - 330 A.D.
13. Early Christian 330 - mid 7th century A.D.
14. Byzantine - Arab raids mid 7th century - 965 A.D.
15. Byzantine 965 - 1191 A.D.
16. Frankish 1191 - 1489 A.D.
17. Venetian 1.489 - 1571 A.D.
18. Ottoman 1.571 - 1878 A.D.
19. British 1878 - 1960 A.D.
CYPRUS CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE
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1. INTRODUCTION
Reproduction of archaeological finding is very
important for the conservation and dissemination
of cultural heritage of every country. There are
many different processes that can be
applied Using new and innovative techniques it is
possible to reproduce a high quality of any
object. In addition, the new tools can help us to
understand the ancient technological achievements
and experience the way ancient where thinning.
During the reproduction there are two major and
very difficult problems that the engineering
science has to solve and with this way relieve
archaeologists. - Exact construction of the
object that will look exactly the same as the
original one. - The reproduction of copies
without damage or destroys the high value
archaeological finding.
source Cyprus Museum
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2. SELECTION OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL FINDINGS
Two archaeological findings from local Cypriot
history were selected. The first one is the
Aphrodite of Cyprus and the other is the Steatite
Idol of the Chalcolithic (period 3000-2500 B.C.).
Aphrodite of Cyprus
Steatite Idol of the Chalcolithic period
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3. GEOMETRY SCANNING
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4. CONSTRUCTION OF MOULDS
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5. COPIES FROM CASTING
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6. CONCLUSIONS

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