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Votives as ‘Self Evidence’

Admin / June 11, 2015

Just published over on the Wellcome Collection blog – some thoughts on how votives relate to the forensics principle ‘Every contact leaves a trace’ (formulated by Edmond Locard).

Self Evidence

With thanks to Russell Dornan, digital editor at the Wellcome Collection

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June 11, 2015 in Ideas. Tags: evidence, forensics, self

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