Subject: Forensic Facial Reconstructions
Posted by: Creedy
Date: Sep 16 17
On some of the familiar names throughout history. hope you find it as fascinating as I did to see what they may have looked like.
Posted by: Creedy
Date: Sep 16 17
On some of the familiar names throughout history. hope you find it as fascinating as I did to see what they may have looked like.
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Going back to comment #57, I'm reading a book about Versailles a the moment by someone who was there - the Duc De Saint-Simon and I've also read a book of Liselotte's letters. She was Louis XIV's sister in law. The former book mentions Louis getting smallpox had having a problem with a sore on the side of his head and you can see it in the death mask linked at #57. Also my assumption about Louis losing his teeth later in life seems to be correct. Liselotte mentions in one letter that he had his teeth removed and didn't seem too bothered about it. Perhaps they were more resigned to losing teeth in those times. Reply #61. Jan 01 18, 7:27 AM |
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Death Mask of Robespierre https://www.pinterest.co.uk/pin/548735535838211503/ Reply #62. Jan 28 18, 11:41 AM |
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This seems to be another Robespierre mask but it looks like it was taken before his execution https://www.pinterest.co.uk/pin/433823376578296859/ Reply #63. Jan 28 18, 11:44 AM |
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What early British Man looked like (note the sense of humour on his face) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWDWVDu01P0 Reply #64. Feb 11 18, 6:47 PM |
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The face of St Valentine has been reconstructed from the skull that the Catholic church claims belongs to him.Not what you'd expect I think. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-43056345/st-valentine-does-this-3d-reconstruction-show-his-face Reply #65. Feb 14 18, 12:33 PM |
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Robert The Bruce reconstruction https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFQEs74NIq8 Reply #66. Dec 09 18, 10:54 AM |
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Another reconstruction of Robert the Bruce's face giving a different result. His face certainly looks younger than in the previous reconstruction. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uyf6pkprZNA Reply #67. Dec 11 18, 1:17 PM |
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Forensic Facial Reconstructions is flawed because it is not possible to know how much flesh or hair someone had. Of course you can get a basic shape for a number of facial features but that is about it. There have been a number of Forensic Facial Reconstructions failures where attempts to reconstruct from skulls looked nothing like the persons known image on pictures, films or paintings. Reply #68. Jan 03 19, 6:09 AM |
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For facial reconstructions I believe they use average measurements such as average depths of skin for each part of the face. Of course if someone varies from the average it won't porduce an accurate result. I believe for skin colour, eye colour and hair colour they take into account the race or ethnicity of the person whose face they are re-constructing as far as this is known. It's not perfect but it uses the best of the available data and techniques we have. Reply #69. Jan 03 19, 6:29 AM |
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lesn, I'd be interested to know which reconstructions 'failed' to produce a recongnisable result. One problem is that important or royal people were often painted to look better than they actually did, in past times but if it works it should be possible to see a resemblance I guess. Reply #70. Jan 03 19, 6:31 AM |
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*recognisable Reply #71. Jan 03 19, 6:32 AM |
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Plenty of examples on Google. I get your point about paintings of famous people though. Reply #72. Jan 08 19, 3:50 AM |
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Creedy, the links you posted are not giving me access to see the pictures. Reply #73. Jan 15 23, 9:01 PM |
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VBookWorm, according to the dates on the posts, those links are over five years old. It seems they no longer exist. Reply #74. Jan 15 23, 9:53 PM |
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Oh, thanks. Reply #75. Jan 18 23, 6:38 PM |
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