answer may have emerged on popularmechanics.com
from an exciting new field of science “forensic
anthropology”. This follows a discovery from British
scientists, assisted by Israeli archeologists, of what they
believe is the most accurate image of the most famous
face in human history.
While this field of science, “forensic anthropology” is
usually used to solve crimes, Richard Neave, a medical
artist retired from the University of Manchester in
England, realized it also could shed light on the
appearance of Jesus. This is not Neave’s first discovery
as he has ventured into controversial areas before. Over
the past two decades, he had reconstructed dozens of
famous faces, including Philip II of Macedonia, the
father of Alexander the Great, and King Midas of
Phrygia.
In order to create an accurate portrait of Jesus, Neave
and his research team’s first step was to acquire skulls
from near Jerusalem, the region where Jesus lived and
preached. With three well-preserved specimens from the
time of Jesus in hand, Neave used computerized
tomography to create X-ray “slices” of the skulls, thus
revealing minute details about each one’s structure.
Special computer programmes then evaluated reams of
information about known measurements of the
thickness of soft tissue at key areas on human faces.
This made it possible to re-create the muscles and skin
overlying a representative Semite skull.
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