Sensory Perception

Archaeology is increasingly interested in the sensory experience of objects. From scratchy wool sweaters to smelly fur robes to the sound of striking flint, objects in the past were not just experienced visually. This presents a problem when it comes to making digital models in archaeology - it's hard to transcend the visual within a visual medium. Yet we experience the world with our whole bodies and this means that it is possible invoke the haptic (touch) experiences of size, heft, and temperature visually. Modeling objects with human bodies and context clues, we can aim for a more embodied approach to representing artifacts.