Experiencing Life Through Modeling.

The computer graphic modeling of archaeology offers unusual case materials for the philosopher of science, for the malleability of the modeling materials prompts an experiential engagement between researcher and model and leads to sophisticated discussions of realism as a perceptual quality. The practices in this field point to the way modeling offers a tool that works in the joint context of discovery and justification. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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