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Showing 1 to 2 of 2 for “"Facial approximation"”.
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Reconstructing Soft Tissues of Plio-Pleistocene Hominids using Comparative Anatomy of Modern Humans & Great Apes
The aim of facial approximation is to recreate the appearance of an individual from their dry skull. This technique has often been used following the discovery of a new species of ancient hominid, such as those belonging to the Australopithecus or Paranthropus genera. Facial approximations provide …
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An automated computer-assisted approximation of the nose in South Africans from CBCT (Cone Beam Computed Tomography) scans
… Therefore, more creative methods, including facial reconstruction, have been implemented to assist in the identification of unknown persons from their skeletal remains in South Africa. The aim of this thesis was to provide an automated computer-assisted method, independent of any forensic …