(Left) Wavelengths (color) and luminous data (brightness) collected by Ariel Evans from a sample of modern recreated 17th and 18th Century Lighting Devices -a bayberry candle, a tallow candle, and a Betty Lamp fueled by lard. This type of Virtual Experimental Archaeology provides important data for making digital reconstructions of archaeological sites more accurate. Current virtual interpretations of interior archaeological site reconstructions are generally presented with illumination (re lighting quality) typical of today’s modern incandescent and or LED lightbulbs creating a false historical reality.
