The visual language of archaeology: a case study of the Neanderthals

1 September 1992

journal article
research article
Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP)

Vol. 66 (253) , 831-844
https://doi.org/10.1017/s0003598x0004477x

Abstract

Two notable reconstructions of Neanderthal individuals are analysed in this perceptive study of the role of visual reconstructions in archaeological debate. The author concludes that such images are more than popular by-products of academic discussion, and play a crucial role in the construction of archaeological arguments.

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