university occasional noblewoman anthropology

books:

Seianti Hanunia Tlesnasa: The Story of an Etruscan Noblewoman (Occasional Paper, 100)

British Museum Press, 2002

The magnificent painted terracotta sarcophagus of the Etruscan noblewoman Seianti Hanunia Tlesnasa has for well over a century been a star exhibit at the British Museum, but it is only in relatively recent times that attention has turned to the skeleton found within, which appears to be the best preserved Etruscan skeleton now in existence. The initial aim of the research was to reconstruct the face of Seianti using the techniques of forensic ...

Making Faces: Using Forensic and Archaeological Evidence (Texas a & M University Anthropology Series, No 1)

4 reviews
John Prag, Richard Neave

Texas Monthly Press, 1997

A fascinating blend of art and science
The book provides an in-depth look at the collaborative work of John Prag, an archaeologist, and Richard Neave, a medical artist, whose dedication and rigorous methods have developed what has come to be know as the Manchester Method for facial reconstruction. The book begins with a history of reconstruction methods to-date, with a brief look at how the skull was treated historically followed by a ...