A cultural history of altered artifacts

New tools feed humanity’s ancient impulse to embellish and self-aggrandize, but future scholars will be prepared

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Science
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2026-11-05
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https://doi.org/10.1126/science.ael6284
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Art, Technology, and Culture
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A cultural history of altered artifacts

Abby Smith Rumsey
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Art, Technology, and Culture
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A cultural history of altered artifacts

Abby Smith Rumsey
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Abstract

New tools feed humanity’s ancient impulse to embellish and self-aggrandize, but future scholars will be prepared

ScienceVol. 394(6824)
Stanford University (US)
Openalex Percentile: Top 3%
Art, Technology, and Culture
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