Digital 3D Preservation of a Rare Homo Naledi Skull

In this work the digital preservation of the outer geometry of a rare homo naledi skull is achieved in a quick and semi-automated fashion, using a low-cost commercially-available industrial 3D scanner. Additionally, the replication of the result on a PLA 3D printer is evaluated for educational and tele-research purposes. We show the possibility of preserving the skull digitally and creating a 60% volume replica in under 2 hours.