Are there any images within the time period of contemporary history (1945 to the present) that had different interpretations by historians?
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I think these are poor examples but,
The swastika. The German version was backwards but the real one is seen as a symbol of good and life.
This is not proven science but there are some people who believe that ancient images at places like Gobelki Tepi and some of the Stone Age caves in France are representations of the sky and not just pictures of animals as others have believed for many years. It’s a newish science and it’s called archer-astronomy.
I’ve also read that one of the original translators of Mayan tablets made many mistakes and. I one dared to correct him because of his status and current beliefs about some of the Mayan imagery is very different from 50 years ago
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(Actually most of Malcom Gladwell's podcast fits your requirements) - a statue in Birmingham that is widely believed to be evidence of racist oppression by whites, but the reality is a bit more complex. (I fear I cannot summarize as well as Gladwell).
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