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.

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