ISSN: 0022-1198
CODEN: JFSCA
Page Count: 8

Computer-Assisted Facial Reproduction
Ubelaker, DH
Curator, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, DC

O'Donnell, G
Visual information specialist, Federal Bureau of Investigation, DC

(Received 2 May 1991; accepted 27 June 1991)

Abstract

Electronic imaging equipment originally developed to illustrate aging of missing persons has been utilized in facial reproduction from skeletal remains. The technique produces rapid, economical, and realistic facial images in a manner that eliminates the need for photography and maximizes interaction and communication between the artist and the anthropologist.

Keywords:
physical anthropology, facial reproduction, electronic imaging equipment, computers, musculoskeletal system

Paper ID: JFS13223J
DOI: 10.1520/JFS13223J
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