Ever
wondered what Jesus really look like? An 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, on 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 however wouldn’t be Neave first
discovery as he had ventured in 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 the accurate portrait
of Jesus, Neave’s and his research team 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 programs 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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