Question

Facial reconstruction is the process by which an artist reconstructs a face from skeletal remains. When the first evidence of a member of the genus Homo outside of Africa was discovered in Dmanisi, Georgia, French paleoartist and sculptor Elisabeth Daynès re-created what the "Dmanisi boy" may have looked like. Identify the steps in the facial reconstruction process.a. creation of tissue and muscle out of clay b. analysis of portraits painted in cavesc. usage of fossils as a base d. study of historic drawings of ancient hominins

Answer 1

1.Using fossils as a base

2.Creation of the tissues and muscles out of clay.

Explanation:

The fossils available are used as a base for the reconstruction of the face. Without the well preserved and near complete skull there is no possibility. There must be a good level of preservation of fossils in order to reconstruct the fossils.

The sticks are first placed to approximate the depth of tissues over the bone. The tissues and muscles are molded out of the clay.

Finally the detailed painting creates the skin color, texture and expressions of the facial reconstruction.