facial reconstruction

this is wicked. this face was reconstructed from a skull - an important one. i won't tell you who it is, although you might already have a good guess.

here's what the BBC article says, with the important information redacted. that way you can play fun guessing games about who it is.

Three teams of forensic artists - French, Egyptian and American - built separate but similar models of [his] face using scans of his skull.

The French and Egyptians knew who they were recreating, but the Americans were not told where the skull came from.

The models of the boy [...], who died 3300 years ago, reveal a young man with plump cheeks and a round chin.

and now you want to know who he is.

The models bear a striking resemblance to the mask which covered the mummified face of King Tutankhamun [...].

"The shape of the face and skull are remarkably similar to a famous image of Tutankhamun as a child where he was shown as the sun god at dawn rising from a lotus blossom," said Zahi Hawass, Secretary-General of the Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities.

The French and American versions had similar noses and chins, but the Egyptian team gave their reconstruction a stronger nose, the council said.

you can read more about it yourself at Face of Tutankhamun Reconstructed