The histories hidden in bones
China DailyResearchers collect physical anthropological information from the remains of unidentified martyrs at Xuecun village in Hebei province. Taking part in his first field study, Wang Ke, a graduate student at Fudan's Department of Cultural Heritage and Museology, was shocked to discover as he swept the dirt from one of the bodies that its epiphyseal plates had not yet fully closed, indicating that they belonged to an adolescent. Based on the cranial CT scan data of thousands of contemporary people of both genders and of different ages they had previously collected and information on the average thickness of muscular and soft tissues, combined with the physical information of the remains, they were able to make 43 successful digital facial re-creations. Through DNA matching, Cui Yuqi was able to find his uncle Cui Haizhi, whose high nose bridge, thin lips and narrow eyes resembled those of his father.
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The histories hidden in bones
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The histories hidden in bones
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The histories hidden in bones
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The histories hidden in bones
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The histories hidden in bones
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