The joke is on us: A new interpretation of bared teeth in archaeological artifacts
Thursday, May 13, 2010 - 23:11
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Bared teeth are a prominent and eye-catching feature on many historical and archaeological artifacts, and are commonly interpreted as representing death, aggression and the shamanic trance. But a new study argues that the bared-teeth motif often expresses something a bit less sinister: the smile.