Screenshot of 3D image of bottle. | Caddo artist Chase Earles
Madelyn Rose of the Arkansas Archeological Survey will present “Reproducing the Past: Ethical Challenges in 3D Scanning and Printing Cultural Heritage” at the January 2026 meeting of the Ouachita Chapter of the Arkansas Archeological Society.
This talk will be held on Tuesday, Jan. 6, at 7 p.m. in the Rainey Room in the new CIC Building at Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences, and the Arts, 200 Whittington Ave., Hot Springs. The event is free and open to the public.
3D scanning and printing tools are changing the way institutions and communities preserve and share cultural artifacts. This technology makes it possible to interact with cultural materials in new ways but it also raises important ethical questions about authenticity and respect for cultural traditions. This presentation explores the ethical challenges that come with reproducing cultural materials and how we can utilize 3D technology responsibly and collaboratively.
Rose is the Assistant Registrar for the Arkansas Archeological Survey in Fayetteville. She graduated with her Bachelor’s in Anthropology and Art History from the University of Arkansas in 2018. Rose has worked for the Survey since 2015, starting as a work-study student. In 2019 she was promoted to Lab Lead and helped manage the Rehabilitation of Heritage archaeological collections. In 2022 she was promoted to Assistant Registrar. Rose graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a Master’s in Library and Information Science, specializing in Archives.
The Arkansas Archeological Survey’s research station at Henderson State University holds regular Archaeology Lab Days. Students and members of the public are invited to come by the research station in Proctor Hall on Thursdays between 9 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. to learn more about archaeology in Arkansas. For more information, contact Clay Newton at 870-230-5463.
