3D Models of Stone Tools from La Noira, Central France

76 3D models of handaxes and cleaver-like tools from the La Noira archaeological sequence in Central France. The collection is organized into two folders representing Lower Levels (stratum a) and Upper Levels (stratum c), with an accompanying Excel file listing tool codes and layer information. The models are provided unscaled by author Paula García-Medrano of the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique.

Use Cases

• Classify stone tool types based on 3D morphology.
• Analyze morphological variation between stratigraphic levels (stratum a vs. c).
• Train 3D object recognition models on archaeological artifacts.
• Conduct geometric morphometric analysis on handaxe shapes.

Strengths

• Contains 76 distinct 3D models of artifacts.
• Includes stratigraphic context with separate folders for Lower and Upper Levels.
• Associated metadata file provides tool codes and layer information.

Limitations

• Models are unscaled; metrical information is not directly provided.
• Row count for the associated metadata file is unknown.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Paula García-Medrano, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

Collection Method

Likely 3D scanning of physical artifacts from the La Noira site.

Geography

La Noira site, Central France