Artec 3D scanners used for historical preservation at the site of China’s famous Terracotta Army

Artec light-based handheld 3D scanners were utilized by researchers at Northwest University in Xi’an, China to accurately capture the shape and texture of the skulls and other bones of young females that were found at burial pits located around the Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor, Qin Shi Huang. This necropolis became world famous after the discovery of the first statues of warriors guarding the emperor’s tomb, collectively known as the Terracotta Army, in 1974. Artec Studio software was among the programs used to develop high-resolution 3D models from the captured data.