Application of 3-D computer graphics for facial reconstruction and comparison with sculpting techniques

Facial reconstruction has until now been carried out by the sculpting technique. This method involves building a face with clay or other suitable material on to a skull or its cast, taking into account appropriate facial thickness measurements together with information provided by anthropologists such as approximate age, race and other individual indiosyncrasies. Nevertheless, the technique is far from perfect. Further facial thickmess data needs collecting and the method requires evaluation using both known control skulls and later unknown remains (AU)