Facial Reconstruction – The First Danish Results by Bjørn Skaarup and Niels Lynnerup Laboratory of Biological Anthropology Institute of Forensic Medicine University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Case # 1 Case # 2 Case # 3 Kaj Lykke 17th-Century Danish nobleman Roman mummy, Fayum, Egypt 2nd Century AD Mesolithic woman, Koelbjerg DK Ca BC
Kaj Lykke´s Skull (cast) examined by German anatomist Rudolf Virchow and interpreted as a ”modern neanderthal”.
Kaj Lykke, around 40 years old
Kaj Lykke ( )
3D Stereolithographical model of year-old male used as the base for the reconstruction
Reconstructions vs. portraits
Mesolithic Woman from Koelbjerg, Denmark. Dating: ca BC Massive ”male” supraorbital ridges, robust muscle attachments and jaws. Pelvic bones and facial measures, however, clearly indicating female sex.