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Computer-Aided Facial Reconstruction of “Mary-Magdalene” Relics Following Hair and Skull Analyses

2019; SAGE Publishing; Volume: 12; Linguagem: Inglês

10.1177/1179550618821933

1179-5506

Philippe Charlier, Philippe Froesch, Nadia Benmoussa, Stéphane Morin, Anaïs Augias, Yves Ubelmann, Raphaël Weil, Soizic Morin, François Straub, Saudamini Deo,

Paleopathology and ancient diseases

The supposed relics of “Mary-Magdalene” are preserved in Provence (France) in an ancient tradition. They consist of a dry skull and a lock of hair. For the first time, they were officially subjected to an extensive medico-surgical examination by photogrammetry, high-magnification binocular lenses, scanning electron microscope, and energy-dispersive X-ray elemental analysis, to propose a full computer-aided facial reconstruction. The preliminary results are presented here.