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‘Visual competence’ in archaeology: a problem hiding in plain sight

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 October 2015

Simon James
Simon James*
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School of Archaeology & Ancient History, University of Leicester, Leicester LE1 7RH, UK (Email: stj3@le.ac.uk)
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This paper is dedicated to the memory of Peter Connolly FSA (1935–2012), illustrator, author, experimental archaeologist and inspiration.

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Antiquity , Volume 89 , Issue 347 , October 2015 , pp. 1189 - 1202
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Copyright © Antiquity Publications Ltd, 2015 

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