the Virtual Curation Laboratory
Archive for September 2011
VCU Virtual Curation Team makes the news…..
Read about our scanning efforts at Ferry Farm this past weekend. Great images and great story. Clint King, Courtney Bowles, and Sir Scans-a-Lot made the front cover of Section D. The tambour hook talked about in the article is a the top of page A1. A link to the article can be found at: http://fredericksburg.com/News/FLS/2011/092011/09272011/654031 … Continue reading
The Trouble with Bullets
Digital Curator: Clinton King Included in the artifacts from the Regional Archaeological Curation Facility in Fort Lee, VA is a .30 caliber bullet. We decided to scan this object because we had yet to scan any type of ammunition. Since the bullet is made out of a copper alloy we were concerned that the … Continue reading
Visit from Quantico Archaeologist
Monday, September 19, 2011 John Haynes, Archaeologist for U.S. Marine Corps Base Quantico, visited the V.C.U.-R.A.M.S. project team at VCU this morning. . . Project Director B.K. Means and Digital Curator Clinton King demonstrated for Mr. Haynes methods used in 3D scanning. : Clinton King explained to Mr. Haynes the importance of “landmarks” … Continue reading
Department of Defense Legacy Program
