ArtefactViewer - a 3D tool for archeologists

The advent of high quality 3D scans is about to change the way archeologists work forever. Specifically the documentation of archeological findings and the creation of illustrations to be used in publications are affected. Although numerous works have been published in the field, a free and efficient software tool is still missing. We present a new free software tool called ArtefactViewer tailored specifically to the needs of archeologists working with data from 3D scans. The main features of the tool are a) inspection and lighting of the artifact with multiple user-defined light sources, b) measuring distances, angles and areas, c) the annotation of interesting features of the artifact and d) the creation of illustrations to be used in publications.