title: History of facial reconstruction.
abstract: We briefly describe the history of facial reconstruction in the deceased, starting from the skull. Facial reconstruction has passed through many phases and has been variously motivated, from religion and ancestor worship, through anthropology, to the identification of lost persons for forensic purposes. Renaissance artists used this technique for modelling and teaching. Techniques changed over the centuries but the ultimate goal was to create a convincing likeness of the dead. The two current activities are forensic facial reconstruction and reconstructing the personal appearance of ancient people.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, Pharmacology and Legal Medicine, University of Turin, Turin, Italy. laura.verze@unito.it
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Verzé
mesh_terms: D005060:Europe; D005655:Funeral Rites / Q000266:history*; D049668:History, 15th Century; D049669:History, 16th Century; D049670:History, 17th Century; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049690:History, Ancient; D049691:History, Medieval; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000266:history; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000266:history*; D014481:United States