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Re: Reconstructed Knight's Face
« Reply #15 on: 2014-03-20, 03:56:54 »
Facial reconstructions have a way of making the subjects feel more human and less like a name on a page. It makes it a lot easier to connect with the history.

Absolutely this. That's why I say it's also a little spooky.

I mean, take Richard III. That's as close as we'll ever get to seeing him in person. Take everything you've read about him, heard about him, seen about him and suddenly: there he is. He steps out of legend so to speak and becomes a real man, just like you or me (well, if you or I were the King of England, I suppose :P). It's like you're face-to-face with him. It's a surreal feeling. At least for me it is.
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Re: Reconstructed Knight's Face
« Reply #16 on: 2014-03-20, 04:08:19 »
Facial reconstructions have a way of making the subjects feel more human and less like a name on a page. It makes it a lot easier to connect with the history.

Absolutely this. That's why I say it's also a little spooky.

I mean, take Richard III. That's as close as we'll ever get to seeing him in person. Take everything you've read about him, heard about him, seen about him and suddenly: there he is. He steps out of legend so to speak and becomes a real man, just like you or me (well, if you or I were the King of England, I suppose :P). It's like you're face-to-face with him. It's a surreal feeling. At least for me it is.

Imagine if someday they can figure out what you would have sounded like, now that would be spooky.
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Re: Reconstructed Knight's Face
« Reply #17 on: 2014-03-20, 14:30:48 »
There is a hour long episode of "History Cold Case" about the this fellow called "Stirling Man."  You can watch in ont Youtube here: 

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