Promoting Engagement and Interaction: How Local Museums Can Use Digital 3D Models

Summary

This is an abstract from the "SAA 2024: Individual Abstracts" session, at the 89th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

With the increasing accessibility of digital technologies, photogrammetry and digital modeling have grown in popularity and applicability as archaeological tools. Recently, archaeologists have used digital models of sites and artifacts for various teaching and research purposes, with specific emphasis on 3D-printed replicas and augmented-reality content. Less attention has focused on how local museums can use digital models to enhance community engagement, education, and overall outreach efforts. Through the process of modeling sixteenth-century Spanish artifacts from the Pensacola Museum of History and the Archaeology Institute at the University of West Florida in collaboration with the Florida Public Archaeology Network, the goal of this research is to identify how local museums can integrate these artifact models into their preexisting infrastructure through museum websites or create new pathways for engagement and expression via social media platforms.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• SAA 2024: Individual Abstracts   •
• Society for American Archaeology 89th Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA (2024)

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Abstract Id(s): 40369.0