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3-D Reconstructions Reveal the Faces of Two Medieval Dukes [Czech]
Smithsonian ^ | March 15, 2021 | Isis Davis-Marks

Posted on 03/16/2021 10:27:49 AM PDT by SunkenCiv

Back in the 1980s, anthropologist Emanuel Vlček visited Prague Castle to examine two skeletons linked to the Přemyslid dynasty, a royal house active between the late 800s and 1306 A.D. Now, reports Czech news outlet iROZHLAS, researchers have used modern technology to analyze these remains and envision what their owners might have looked like.

A joint Czech-Brazilian research group drew on facial reconstruction techniques to approximate the appearances of two medieval brothers: Dukes Spytihněv I (circa 875–915) and Vratislav or Vratislaus I (circa 888–921), father of Czech patron saint Wenceslas I.

The team, which included archaeologists Jiří Šindelář and Jan Frolík, photographer Martin Frouz, and 3-D technician Cicero André da Costa Moraes, has previously reconstructed the faces of Zdislava of Lemberk (circa 1220–1252), patron saint of families, and Czech monarch Judita of Thuringia (circa 1135–1174), among others.

According to Radio Prague International’s Brian Kenety and Lucie Hochmanová, the scholars used radiocarbon dating and DNA analysis to identify the remains and gain insights into the deceased’s diet and mobility. (Frolík co-authored a 2020 study outlining the findings in great detail.) They then scanned the dukes’ skulls with photogrammetry, a technique that captures objects’ measurements in minute detail.

(Excerpt) Read more at smithsonianmag.com ...


TOPICS: History; Science; Travel
KEYWORDS: ancientautopsies; czech; godsgravesglyphs; helixmakemineadouble
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The team used DNA analysis to determine the brothers' hair and eye color. Top: Spytihněv I and bottom: Vratislav I (Naše historie z. s. via Facebook)

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1 posted on 03/16/2021 10:27:49 AM PDT by SunkenCiv
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2 posted on 03/16/2021 10:28:14 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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To: SunkenCiv

Hey!

It’s me!


3 posted on 03/16/2021 10:29:23 AM PDT by Jonty30 (What Islam and secularism have in common is that they are both death cults. )
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To: SunkenCiv

Czech and Czech mate....................


4 posted on 03/16/2021 10:30:36 AM PDT by Red Badger ("We've always been at war with Climate Change, Winston."..............................)
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To: SunkenCiv

Who knew feathered hairstyles were a thing so long ago?


5 posted on 03/16/2021 10:30:56 AM PDT by Sgt_Schultze (When your business model depends on slave labor, you're always going to need more slaves)
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To: SunkenCiv

I’ve seen the guy before but he was wearing a lynrd skynrd t shirt.


6 posted on 03/16/2021 10:31:29 AM PDT by mrmeyer (You can't conquer a free man; the most you can do is kill him. Robert Heinlein)
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To: SunkenCiv

Interesting, ‘Civ. Thanks for posting. Where’s my Duke of Earl 45? : ) jus funnin’...c’mon man.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQnfooEED8Y


7 posted on 03/16/2021 10:31:51 AM PDT by PGalt (past peak civilization?)
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To: Red Badger
Czech and Czech mate.................

Hysterical :)

8 posted on 03/16/2021 10:35:09 AM PDT by tarpit
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To: SunkenCiv

Are they going to Duke it out?


9 posted on 03/16/2021 10:36:13 AM PDT by Seruzawa (TANSTAAFL)
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To: Red Badger

Vratislav! baby dun hert me


10 posted on 03/16/2021 10:36:47 AM PDT by z3n
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To: Red Badger

You better Czech yoself


11 posted on 03/16/2021 10:37:46 AM PDT by z3n
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To: SunkenCiv

Smithsonian is an awesome place. Are they still under lockdown?

https://www.washingtonian.com/2020/09/14/smithsonian-is-reopening-four-museums-this-week/


12 posted on 03/16/2021 10:37:56 AM PDT by PGalt (past peak civilization?)
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To: SunkenCiv

They should do one with the side of his skull crushed in....they missed that part.


13 posted on 03/16/2021 10:41:10 AM PDT by Vermont Lt
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To: SunkenCiv

Only so many noses, eyes, ears, and mouths in the human Mr. Potato Head kit...


14 posted on 03/16/2021 10:41:22 AM PDT by null and void (The media decides what news you can see and NOT SEE. But don't you dare call 'em Not-Sees)
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To: SunkenCiv

Vratislaus?!
Baby don’t hurt me,
Don’t hurt me,
No more!


15 posted on 03/16/2021 10:51:02 AM PDT by Rurudyne (Standup Philosopher)
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To: z3n

Argh! You beat me to the joke!

Well done.

Or rather

Hey, hey hey!


16 posted on 03/16/2021 10:52:30 AM PDT by Rurudyne (Standup Philosopher)
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To: SunkenCiv

So, have they ever vetted this reconstruction stuff? You know, done the skull of a known person, and check accuracy?


17 posted on 03/16/2021 10:53:46 AM PDT by Rinnwald
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To: SunkenCiv

Not a bad looking fella.


18 posted on 03/16/2021 10:57:09 AM PDT by EinNYC
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To: PGalt

Remember that song well, graduated High School then. Great time to grow up. Video from Shin Dig? (sp)


19 posted on 03/16/2021 11:32:02 AM PDT by duckman ( Not tired of winning!)
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To: SunkenCiv

20 posted on 03/16/2021 11:39:02 AM PDT by Bonemaker (invictus maneo)
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