How facial reconstructions from bones or x-rays can be way off

On 5 May 2005 Dr. Carl Weiland pointed out that
soft-tissue reconstructions are not based on any real evidence,
and that is why artists working for evolutionists can recreate
humans with ape-like features in keeping with evolutionary
thinking. A similar case in point has just come to light.
(By the way, all article references are at the bottom).

In 2002 teams reconstructed King Tut's face from x-rays. They
studied the bone features of King Tut, and then looked
at modern Copts living in Egypt with similar skulls. Of course,
in 3500 years between King Tut's time and today, the "Caucasoid
North Africans" have intermarried with Negroes of the region,
giving them different soft-tissue features than their forebears.
Also, there is a common strain of thought that the Pharaohs and
ancient Egyptians were black or part black.

So, in 2002 it was not surprising that the scientists came up
with a pharaoh with some rather negro-looking features. In fact,
their reconstruction of King Tut looks rather like a light-skinned
version of Paul Robeson, the famous American black actor. Of course,
no one complained for fear of being called a racist, but the scientists
did note that King Tut looked a lot different than his famous
death masks and numerous other ancient portraits. Scientists
then theorized that King Tut had been painted stereotypically--
like the Pharaohs looked like in the popular imagination rather
than in reality.

Anyway, now in 2005, scientists have reconstructed the
facial features using CAT-scans rather than X-rays. Unlike
X-rays, CAT-scans show the various densities of the skin,
and from this one can better determine the facial
characteristics. NOW the scientists are saying that, lo and
behold, King Tut looks pretty much exactly like his
death mask and his other ancient portraits found in his tomb.

So, now in 2005 King Tut is back to be a
North African Caucasoid after three years of being a
black man, or part black man--according to scientists.
Anyway, this all goes to show how theories such as
Egyptians were part-black, or evolution, can influence
facial reconstructions dramatically.

Yoel Natan

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7806495/
CT scans reveal King Tut's face
Archaeologists discover images are strikingly similar to ancient portraits
CAIRO, Egypt - The first facial reconstructions of King Tutankhamun based on CT scans of his mummy have produced images strikingly similar to the boy pharaoh’s ancient portraits, with one model showing a baby-faced young man with chubby cheeks and his family’s characteristic overbite. That model, a photo of which was released Tuesday, bears a strong resemblance to the gold mask of King Tut found in his tomb in 1922 by the British excavation led by Howard Carter.
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The French and Egyptians knew they were recreating King Tut, but the Americans were not even told where the skull was from and correctly identified it as a Caucasoid North African, the council said in a statement.
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They were able to dismiss a long held theory that Tut, who died around 1323 B.C., was murdered by a blow to his skull or killed in an accident that crushed his chest. It raised a new possibility for the cause of death: Some experts on the scanning team said it appeared Tut broke his left thigh severely — puncturing his skin — just days before his death, and the break could have caused an infection.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2002/09/30/ntuts30.xml
Tutankhamun shows his face 80 years after tomb is opened
By Becky Barrow (Filed: 30/09/2002)
Visitors to Tutankhamun: Beneath the Mask may be surprised by his appearance. Anthony Geffen, executive producer of Atlantic Productions, which made a new Channel 5 documentary about one of Egypt's most famous sons, said: "The true face of the Golden Pharaoh bears little resemblance to the golden death mask the world associates with Tutankhamun."

The head was created by various experts, such as Dr Robin Richards, a facial rebuilding specialist from University College London, who used information from X-rays to create a virtual skull. Dr Richards chose people of the same age, approximate size and ethnic background as the young pharaoh, who started his reign when he was eight. He used these features to create an approximation to Tutankhamun's own features.

This material was then sent to a special effects team in New Zealand to give substance and texture to the face, applying flesh tones, eye colour and eyebrows.

Party mask showing King Tut as a black man in accordance with popular theory:
http://www.ehrlesparty.com/images/Standard/105501%20King%20Tut.jpg

Portrait of Paul Robeson, the famous American black actor:
http://www.pacpubserver.com/new/news/images/paulrobeson-portrait.jpg

http://www.answersingenesis.org/docs2005/0505hobbit_forming.asp
A visual representation (created by graphic artists) was shown of what the Hobbit probably looked like. In typical fashion, great artistic license was taken in making the outward appearance (particularly of the face) look very ape-like, with much hair on the body. These artistic notions of what the individual’s soft tissue features looked like are not based on any actual evidence.