This is the fossil stem of a giant horsetail plant: *Calamites communis*. It dates back to the Carboniferous Period (359–299 million years ago). 

This object is part of the historical ‘Ettingshausen collection’, which is on permanent loan from the Institute of Biology, University of Graz. It is not currently on display.

**Specimen**: Large, sand-filled stem of a fossil horsetail plant

**Inventory number**: NHMW-GEO-2024/0188/10966

**Collection**: NHMW, Geology & Palaeontology Dept., Palaeobotany (curator: Chris Mays)

**Origin**: Karviná coal fields, Czechian Silesia, Czechia

Find out more about the NHM Vienna [here](http://nhm.at/en).

Scanned and edited by A. Haider (NHMW)

Scanner: Artec Space Spider 

Contribution to the digitization project „Einsichten in die gesellschaftspolitische Dimension des NHMW über die Jahrhunderte von der Prägung des Wissenschafts-Verständnisses bis zum Nationalpark in der Lobau“ funded by the [BMWKMS](https://www.bmwkms.gv.at/).

Calamites communis (NHMW-GEO-2024/0188/10966)

**Description**: Inscription from the archaeological site of Doclea, Montenegro. Antiquity: Roman period (2nd-4th centuries AD). In the collection of Museums and galleries of Podgorica (Podgorica, Montenegro). GDH ID: INSCRIPTION_9. Catalog number: 

**Methodology**: Model created in RealityScan from 378 images. Additional Processing in Geomagic Wrap and ZBrush.

**Acknowledgment**: This work is part of the collaboration agreement signed in 2025 between Muzeji I Galerije Podgorice (Montenegro) and Global Digital Heritage (GDH) for the digitization of the museum collections. We want to publicly thank the collaboration of all the museum staff.

Roman inscription

This statue of Jöns Jakob Berzelius (1779-1848) is one of eight statues of famous scientists in the Stairwell in the Natural History Museum Vienna. He was a chemist and the founder of modern chemical analysis.

**Object**: Jöns Jakob Berzelius Statue

**Collection**: Natural History Museum Vienna (contact: Stefanie Jovanović-Kruspel)

Find out more about the NHMW [here](http://www.nhm-wien.ac.at/en).

Created and edited by [Harald Wraunek](https://sketchfab.com/www.noe-3d.at)

Method: Photogrammetry 

Contribution to the digitization project „Einsichten in die gesellschaftspolitische Dimension des NHMW über die Jahrhunderte von der Prägung des Wissenschafts-Verständnisses bis zum Nationalpark in der Lobau“ funded by the [BMWKMS](https://www.bmwkms.gv.at/).

Jöns Jakob Berzelius

3D scan of a figure of a young man blowing air out of his mouth, that is part of the architecture in Hall 6 of the NHM Vienna, representing the element of "Air". Wind also appears to blow through his hair and billows his robe. 

All figures in Hall 6 at the NHM Vienna were created by the Austrian sculptor Edmund Hofmann von Aspernburg (1847-1930).

**Object**:  Male Figure representing “Air” 

**Collection**: Natural History Museum Vienna (contact: Stefanie Jovanović-Kruspel)

Find out more about the NHMW [here](http://www.nhm-wien.ac.at/en).

Scanned and edited by V. Winkler & A. Haider (NHMW)

Scanner: Artec Leo. 

Contribution to the digitization project „Einsichten in die gesellschaftspolitische Dimension des NHMW über die Jahrhunderte von der Prägung des Wissenschafts-Verständnisses bis zum Nationalpark in der Lobau“ funded by the [BMWKMS](https://www.bmwkms.gv.at/)

Figure embodying "Air"

An original Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Box. Also known long ago as a First Aid box. Perhaps dates back to the 1940's. This object is a part of the Indianapolis Fire Fighters Museum collection.

This item was 3D scanned using a Creaform Go Scan 50.

For more information about this object, feel free to visit:
https://www.visitindy.com/indianapolis-firefighters-museum-historical-society

For more information about the 3D Digitization Program at IUPUI visit: https://www.ulib.iupui.edu/digitalscholarship/3ddig

Emergency Medical Services Box

**Object:** Fireman's Memorial Marker (Helmet Motif)
**Location:** Cincinnati, OH
**Date:** Late 19th Century

**Historical Significance:**
This marker features a traditional 19th-century firefighter's helmet. Monuments like these honor the dangerous reality of volunteer fire brigades during the industrial age.

**Preservation Status & Discovery:**
This "Digital Twin" captures two critical elements of the monument's current state. First, the upper block has been severely displaced from its pedestal base, likely due to kinetic impact (such as a fallen tree limb or heavy groundskeeping equipment). Second, the digitization process revealed intricate carved foliage and wreath details surrounding the helmet—features that were nearly invisible to the naked eye in the field due to heavy biological growth and shadows. This scan ensures these hidden details are preserved and easily studied.

**Digitization:** The American Digital Heritage Project

Firefighter Memorial: Displaced Base (19th C.)

**Description**: Architrave from the archaeological site of Doclea, Montenegro. Antiquity: Roman period (2nd-4th centuries AD). In the collection of Museums and galleries of Podgorica (Podgorica, Montenegro). GDH ID: DECORATION_7. Catalog number: 

**Methodology**: Model created in RealityScan from 483  images. Additional Processing in Geomagic Wrap and ZBrush.

**Acknowledgment**: This work is part of the collaboration agreement signed in 2025 between Muzeji I Galerije Podgorice (Montenegro) and Global Digital Heritage (GDH) for the digitization of the museum collections. We want to publicly thank the collaboration of all the museum staff.

Roman architrave

This item was 3D scanned using a Creaform Go Scan 50. 

For more information about this object, feel free to visit: https://www.visitindy.com/indianapolis-firefighters-museum-historical-society

For more information about the 3D Digitization Program at IUPUI visit: https://www.ulib.iupui.edu/digitalscholarship/3ddig

Lounge Chair

3D scan of a figure holding a hammer and a cogwheel, that is part of the architecture in Hall 6 of NHM Vienna, representing the chemical element Iron (Fe). Iron is very ductile and malleable and easily rusts in damp air. It became important for the industrialisation. 

All figures in Hall 6 at the NHM Vienna were created by the Austrian sculptor Edmund Hofmann von Aspernburg (1847-1930).

**Object**:  Male Figure holding a hammer and a iron cogwheel

**Collection**: Natural History Museum Vienna (contact: Stefanie Jovanović-Kruspel)

Find out more about the NHMW [here](http://www.nhm-wien.ac.at/en).

Scanned and edited by V. Winkler & A. Haider (NHMW)

Scanner: Artec Leo. 

Contribution to the digitization project „Einsichten in die gesellschaftspolitische Dimension des NHMW über die Jahrhunderte von der Prägung des Wissenschafts-Verständnisses bis zum Nationalpark in der Lobau“ funded by the [BMWKMS](https://www.bmwkms.gv.at/)

Figure embodying the element "Iron"

This 3d model shows a stony coral skeleton from the **Rhizangiidae** family, growing on a rock. 

**Species**: *Siderastrea radians* (Pallas, 1766)

**Inventory number**: NHMW-ZOO-EV-0008797 (1 of 3)

**Origin**: West-Indies

**Collection**: Natural History Museum Vienna, 3rd Zoological Dept., Evertebrata varia Coll. (curator: Pedro R. Frade)

Find out more about the NHMW [here](http://www.nhm.at/en).

Scanned & edited by A. Haider (NHMW)

Scanner: Artec Space Spider

Contribution to the digitization project „Einsichten in die gesellschaftspolitische Dimension des NHMW über die Jahrhunderte von der Prägung des Wissenschafts-Verständnisses bis zum Nationalpark in der Lobau“ funded by the [BMWKMS](https://bmwkms.gv.at/).

Lesser starlet coral (NHMW-ZOO-EV-0008797)

This 3d model shows a soft coral from the **Isididae** family.

**Species**: *Isis hippuris* Linnaeus, 1758

**Inventory number**: NHMW-ZOO-EV-0000040

**Origin**: Ambon, Indonesia

**Collection**: Natural History Museum Vienna, 3rd Zoological Dept., Evertebrata varia Coll. (curator: Pedro R. Frade)

Find out more about the NHMW [here](http://www.nhm.at/en).

Scanned & edited by M. Preslmayr & A. Haider (NHMW)

Scanner: Artec Space Spider

Contribution to the digitization project „Einsichten in die gesellschaftspolitische Dimension des NHMW über die Jahrhunderte von der Prägung des Wissenschafts-Verständnisses bis zum Nationalpark in der Lobau“ funded by the [BMWKMS](https://bmwkms.gv.at/).

Bamboo coral (NHMW-ZOO-EV-0000150)

3D scan of the calcium carbonate skeleton of a stony coral (*Favites* sp.). The coral is growing on a bivalve shell, showing that corals can grow on many different substrates.

This specimen is currently not on display. 

**Species**: *Favites* sp.

**Inventory number**: NHMW-ZOO-EV-0008824

**Origin**: unknown

**Collection**: Natural History Museum Vienna, 3rd Zoological Dept., Evertebrata varia Coll. (curator: Pedro R. Frade)

Find out more about the NHMW [here](http://www.nhm.at/en).

Scanned & edited by A. Haider (NHMW)

Scanner: Artec Space Spider

Contribution to the digitization project „Einsichten in die gesellschaftspolitische Dimension des NHMW über die Jahrhunderte von der Prägung des Wissenschafts-Verständnisses bis zum Nationalpark in der Lobau“ funded by the [BMWKMS](https://bmwkms.gv.at/).

Favites sp.(NHMW-ZOO-EV-0008824)

**Description**: Roman inscription from the archaeological site of Doclea, Montenegro. Antiquity: Roman period (2nd-4th centuries AD). In the collection of Museums and galleries of Podgorica (Podgorica, Montenegro). GDH ID: INSCRIPTION_8. Catalog number: 

**Methodology**: Model created in RealityScan from 383 images. Additional Processing in Geomagic Wrap and ZBrush.

**Acknowledgment**: This work is part of the collaboration agreement signed in 2025 between Muzeji I Galerije Podgorice (Montenegro) and Global Digital Heritage (GDH) for the digitization of the museum collections. We want to publicly thank the collaboration of all the museum staff.

This 3d model shows a soft coral from the **Melithaeidae** family.

**Species**: *Melithaea ochracea* (Linnaeus, 1758)

**Inventory number**: NHMW-ZOO-EV-0008034

**Origin**: Singapore

**Collection**: Natural History Museum Vienna, 3rd Zoological Dept., Evertebrata varia Coll. (curator: Pedro R. Frade)

Find out more about the NHMW [here](http://www.nhm.at/en).

Scanned & edited by A. Haider (NHMW)

Scanner: Artec Space Spider

Contribution to the digitization project „Einsichten in die gesellschaftspolitische Dimension des NHMW über die Jahrhunderte von der Prägung des Wissenschafts-Verständnisses bis zum Nationalpark in der Lobau“ funded by the [BMWKMS](https://bmwkms.gv.at/).

Fan coral (NHMW-ZOO-EV-0008034)

**Description**: Decorated architectural element from the archaeological site of Doclea, Montenegro. Antiquity: Roman period (2nd-4th centuries AD). In the collection of Museums and galleries of Podgorica (Podgorica, Montenegro). GDH ID: DECORATION_5. Catalog number: 

**Methodology**: Model created in RealityScan from 324 images. Additional Processing in Geomagic Wrap and ZBrush.

**Acknowledgment**: This work is part of the collaboration agreement signed in 2025 between Muzeji I Galerije Podgorice (Montenegro) and Global Digital Heritage (GDH) for the digitization of the museum collections. We want to publicly thank the collaboration of all the museum staff.

Decorated architectural element

**Description**: Roman inscription from the archaeological site of Doclea, Montenegro. Antiquity: Roman period (2nd-4th centuries AD). In the collection of Museums and galleries of Podgorica (Podgorica, Montenegro). GDH ID: INSCRIPTION_7. Catalog number: 

**Methodology**: Model created in RealityScan from 512 images. Additional Processing in Geomagic Wrap and ZBrush.

**Acknowledgment**: This work is part of the collaboration agreement signed in 2025 between Muzeji I Galerije Podgorice (Montenegro) and Global Digital Heritage (GDH) for the digitization of the museum collections. We want to publicly thank the collaboration of all the museum staff.

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