Reconstructing visual manifestations of disease from archaeological human remains.
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.
Needham
Caroline
C
The Unit of Art in Medicine, 3.239 Stopford Building, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PT, UK. caroline.d.needham@man.ac.uk
Wilkinson
Caroline
C
Knüsel
Christopher
C
D001106:Archaeology / Q000379:methods*; D005148:Facial Dermatoses / Q000473:pathology*; D005153:Facial Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007918:Leprosy / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008488:Medical Illustration