In their reply to our article "A new identification of the monkeys depicted in a Bronze Age wall painting from Akrotiri, Thera" [Primates 61(3), 2019], Urbani and Youlatos (Primates https://doi.org/10.1007/s10329-020-00825-2 , 2020) argue for the traditional identification of the monkeys depicted on the north and west walls of Room 6 of Building Complex Beta at Akrotiri, Thera, as vervet monkeys (Fig. 1). Their argument is based largely on previous scholarship and their analysis of monkey morphology as it appears in this Bronze Age artwork. Here, after clarifying some misconceptions and misquotations, we thoroughly contextualize the wall painting in question, emphasizing the importance of collaboration between disparate disciplines for a multifaceted and rigorous approach. The nature of the item in question is key in this reply: it is an artwork. Because the artwork in question is a cultural representation of monkeys rather than a study of live primates or preserved specimens, consideration of artistic choice, color conventions, and the agency of the artist, which are important facets of material culture, is important when answering the questions raised by Urbani and Youlatos, and should stimulate further cross-disciplinary discussions.

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爱琴海猴子和跨学科合作在古灵长类动物学中的重要性：对 Urbani 和 Youlatos 的回复

在他们对我们的文章“Akrotiri, Thera 青铜时代壁画中描绘的猴子的新鉴定”[Primates 61(3), 2019] 的回复中，Urbani 和 Youlatos（灵长类动物 https://doi.org/10.1007/ s10329-020-00825-2 , 2020) 主张将位于锡拉阿克罗蒂里 (Akrotiri) 的 Building Complex Beta 6 号房间的北墙和西墙描绘的猴子传统识别为黑长尾猴（图 1）。他们的论点主要基于先前的学术研究以及他们对青铜时代艺术品中出现的猴子形态的分析。在这里，在澄清了一些误解和错误引述之后，我们彻底地将所讨论的壁画置于上下文中，强调不同学科之间合作以实现多方面和严谨方法的重要性。相关项目的性质是本答复的关键：这是一件艺术品。因为所讨论的艺术品是猴子的文化表现，而不是对活灵长类动物或保存标本的研究，所以在回答问题时，考虑艺术选择、色彩习惯和艺术家的代理，这些是物质文化的重要方面，是很重要的。 Urbani 和 Youlatos 提出的问题，应该激发进一步的跨学科讨论。