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Scientists Reconstruct Face Of 28,000-Year-Old Cro-Magnon Man
How an archaeologist-sculptor is bringing bones of the dead back to life.
Are you a true crime and CSI fanatic? Do you have artistic talent? Combine them into an interesting, challenging, and honorable career as a forensic artist.
These computer-generated images of historical figures and what they look like is absolutely stunning.
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On the top left you can see a forensic reconstruction of an 11-year old girl (nicknamed "Myrtis") who died during the Great Plague in 5th c...
“She is not what you would describe as a classic beauty.” -From "Mary, Queen of Scots: Dundee University Create Facial Reconstruction" No, seriously, tell us what you really think! This remark by Professor Caroline Wilkinson (you might remember her from such facial reconstructions as Richard III) concerns a new 3D virtual sculpture of Mary, Queen of Scots. The rendering was created, under Wilkinson’s guidance, for an exhibit on Mary’s life at the National Museum of Scotland. If you’re rusty on your Elizabethan history, Mary was Queen Elizabeth I’s first cousin once removed (read the chart, still confused), queen regent of Scotland, queen consort of France, and rival for the English throne. She braved numerous tragedies during her short life-her 1st husband Francis II of France died roughly two years after they wed, her 2nd husband Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley was murdered, and following her indictment in a plot against Elizabeth, beheaded at age forty-four. Employing portraits and historical descriptions, a team of experts recreated her face to depict how she might have looked during her early-mid 20s. Notably, these historians also sought to display Mary’s anxiety by giving the sculpture forehead creases and dark circles under her eyes. Girlfriend just can’t catch a break! Though Wilkinson concedes, “the paleness of her skin, red hair, and strong features meant she had a very striking appearance,” you can’t deny the accuracy of her first statement-this Mary looks frumpy. Conversely, death masks supposedly crafted shortly after her death, portray Mary as bearing a definite resemblance to Elizabeth Taylor. This jibes more with biographer Antonia Fraser’s description of Mary as, “the quintessential queen: statuesque, regal, dazzlingly beautiful.” So, what do you think? Personally, I’m not sure it matters, though it’s fun to ponder. Regardless, of her physical appearance Mary was a fascinating and tragic woman who captivates historians (and podcasters) even today. Besides, not everyone can be a historical hottie… For more information about Mary, Queen of Scots visit: Mary, Queen of Scots: Dundee University Create Facial Reconstruction National Museum of Scotland The Official Website of the British Monarchy National Portrait Gallery
I AM OFFICIALLY THREE WEEKS POST OP!!! WOOOOO-HOOO!! On surgery day, I thought this would take so long, but it has been fast. I have now been through two weeks of PT and about a week and a half of …
When we look for physical representations of famous people from the pre-photography past, the only remaining options we have are either the grim skeletal remains or barely detailed and imprecise artistic depictions. Some artists try to reimagine what a particular queen or medieval peasant might've looked like, but their vision and imagination are limited to their own times. However, technology has advanced to the levels where we can employ science to depict historical figures as if they were alive today accurately.
The National Museum of Antiquities in the Netherlands has revealed the new bust based on a recent 3D reconstruction of his face and head.
