An asset of 3D models of sandstone portable art objects from Kamyana Mohyla from the collection of the Institute of Archaeology of the NAS of Ukraine. The dataset comprises 36 artifacts studied during the TEMPA-3D research project, representing a collection of Late Mesolithic objects. It consists of 36 3D models and presents both the models themselves and the RAW image data used during photogrammetric procedures. The accuracy is approximately 0.2 mm.
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All data were extracted during the excavation projects on the west slope of Kamyana Mohyla Hill, primarily within Churingas Cave. They are attributed to the Late Mesolithic of this cultural landscape.
Detailed metadata of the artifacts and paradata of the digital data are available at https://tempa3d.com/
Materials related to the dataset are stored at the Institute of Archaeology of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine in Kyiv, and are available upon request to the museum or by contacting the dataset creator.
TEMPA-3D is a transdisciplinary project focused on the Mesolithic portable art of Europe. It aims to create a new research subfield by merging two non-invasive and non-destructive techniques — digital photogrammetry and experimental archaeology. While the experimental study will give new data on the details of rock art production, 3D modeling of the experimental specimens allows comparison with the prehistoric engraved stones.
This fuse of methodologies reveals how the art was made down to a hand movement. The project is focused on two case studies — the fragile collection of Mesolithic objects from Norway and the endangered portable rock art collection from Kamyana Mohyla, Ukraine. It aims to digitally preserve and study these unique datasets and apply new methods to show their significance and uniqueness worldwide. Moreover, as the two case studies represent similar economic and societal formations, the project benefits from comparing them to reveal features and similarities of the Late Mesolithic in Northern and South-Eastern Europe.
