BBC (May 10); Face of Tutankhamun reconstructed

[Jack Rabbit]

From the BBC Online
Dated Tuesday May 10

Face of Tutankhamun reconstructed

Scientists have carried out the first facial reconstructions of Egypt's most famous ancient king, Tutankhamun.



Three teams of forensic artists - French, Egyptian and American - built separate but similar models of the king's face using scans of his skull.

The French and Egyptians knew who they were recreating, but the Americans were not told where the skull came from.

The models of the boy king, who died 3,300 years ago, reveal a young man with plump cheeks and a round chin.

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Photo from the linked article.

[Dhalgren]

1. Wow! It's Keanu Reeves!

[leveymg]

2. OMG - Boy George ruled Egypt! n/t

[Jack Rabbit]

3. If we're going to have some posts suggesting look alikes, I'll nominate

. . . Jaye Davidson.

[northzax]

4. why the big bump on the back of the head?

anyone know?

[trotsky]

5. That was an Egyptian preference, I believe.

When a child was young, its head was wrapped so as to force the skull to harden into an elongated shape.