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  • Lost in temporal translation: a visual and visitor-based evaluation of prehistory displays

  • Felicity A. McDowall
  • Journal:
    Antiquity / Volume 97 / Issue 393 / June 2023
    Published online by Cambridge University Press:
    15 June 2023, pp. 707-725
    Print publication:
    June 2023
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  • Prehistory comprises millions of years and encompasses a diverse range of social, cultural, economic and technological practices. Despite its widespread public popularity, understanding of the chronology and developments of this vast expanse of human history is frequently anachronistic. Here, the author uses the results of museum visitor questionnaires and tracking surveys to assess public preconceptions of prehistory and engagements with museum displays. In addition, the article documents and explores 173 prehistory displays in museums in England, identifying trends in representation. The results point to some significant representational disparities affecting the display of prehistory and highlights some opportunities for reimagining museum prehistory displays.