Reconstructing visual manifestations of disease from archaeological human remains

TY - JOUR

T1 - Reconstructing visual manifestations of disease from archaeological human remains

AU - Wilkinson, Caroline

AU - Knüsel, Christopher

AU - Needham, Caroline

PY - 2003

Y1 - 2003

N2 - This paper reports on a study that aims to fill a niche within scientific illustration by developing a method whereby evidence of disease and trauma in archaeological human remains can be translated into a meaningful visual reconstruction of a diseased or physically impaired individual in life. A case study is presented, which involved reconstructing the rhino-maxillary effects of leprosy in an adult male. It is suggested that such reconstruction illustrations could have an important role in communicating ideas both to specialists and particularly to non-specialists, and may also be valuable as research tools in their own right.

AB - This paper reports on a study that aims to fill a niche within scientific illustration by developing a method whereby evidence of disease and trauma in archaeological human remains can be translated into a meaningful visual reconstruction of a diseased or physically impaired individual in life. A case study is presented, which involved reconstructing the rhino-maxillary effects of leprosy in an adult male. It is suggested that such reconstruction illustrations could have an important role in communicating ideas both to specialists and particularly to non-specialists, and may also be valuable as research tools in their own right.

U2 - 10.1080/01405110310001608469

DO - 10.1080/01405110310001608469

M3 - Article

C2 - 14602559

SN - 0140-511X

VL - 26

SP - 103

EP - 107

JO - Journal of Audiovisual Media in Medicine

JF - Journal of Audiovisual Media in Medicine

IS - 3

ER -