Coroplastic Studies Through 3D Technology: The Case of Terracotta Figurines from Plakomenos, Greece Dimitra Sarri 1(&) and Ef fie F. Athanassopoulos 2 1 Greek Ministry of Culture, Archaeological Ephoreia of Corinthia, 20007 Ancient Corinth, Greece dimitra.sari@gmail.com 2 Department of Anthropology, 816 Oldfather Hall, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68588-0368, USA eathanassopoulos1@unl.edu Abstract. This paper focuses on the ongoing research of terracotta figurines using a 3D modeling method, laser scanning. The aim is to explore the con- tribution of 3D technology to the study and dissemination of this particular group of archaeological material. This is a pilot project and it concerns a small selection of figurines from the site of Plakomenos, in Corinthia, Greece. The site was excavated in 2003, by the Archaeological Ephoreia of Corinthia, and brought to light a large number of finds that belong to the archaic period (7th - 6th centuries BCE). Here, we provide a summary of current efforts to digitize the collection using 3D technology and develop a digital database/library to enhance research, dissemination and preservation of this significant collection. Keywords: 3D modeling Á Terracotta figurines Á Archaic period Plakomenos Á Greece 1 Archaeological Elements 1.1 The Excavation A sizeable collection of terracotta figurines came from two rescue excavations undertaken by the Archaeological Ephoreia of Corinthia, Greece, in 1998 and in 2003, at the site of Plakomenos at Leonti. The site is located in the NE Peloponnese, in Corinthia, near the town of Nemea (Fig. 1). Archaeological sites in the vicinity, include: Phlious, a classical city state where excavations have revealed part of the acropolis, and the site of Aidonia, where a cemetery of Mycenaean chamber tombs is This paper reports on the ongoing study of a collection of terracotta figurines of the Archaic period using 3D technology. It is the first time that 3D modeling is implemented in the analysis and publication of archaeological material of this kind from the site of Plakomenos, in Corinthia, Greece. Here, we provide a summary of current efforts to digitize the collection using 3D technology and develop a digital database/library to enhance research, dissemination and preservation of this significant collection. © Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2018 M. Ioannides et al. (Eds.): EuroMed 2018, LNCS 11196, pp. 498–508, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-01762-0_43 eathanassopoulos1@unl.edu