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Researchers Reconstruct Faces Of Czech Rulers Who Died 1000 Years Ago By Scanning Skull
Marking another technological marvel, experts using facial recognition software have reconstructed face of two Czech rulers who died more than a 1000 year ago.
Marking another technological marvel, experts using facial recognition software have reconstructed the face of two Czech rulers who died more than a thousand years ago. The team used radiocarbon dating and DNA analysis to identify the remains of two royal brothers-Duke SpytihnÄv I and his brother Vratislav-both of whom died in the 10th century. They then used advanced facial recognition technology to reconstruct the skull combined with DNA analysis, which was used to determine other features like eye colour and hair.
Face of Medieval Duke Who Ruled the Czech Dynasty Was Rebuilt
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Facial recognition software has helped recreate the faces of Czech royals who died more than a thousand years ago.
Researchers used radiocarbon dating and DNA analysis to identify the remains of Duke Spytihněv I and his brother, Vratislav, who died within a few years of each other in the early 10th century.
The team scanned the dukes’ skulls in minute details and incorporated information about their diet, health, and mobility to render their three-dimensional likenesses.
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A digital result was created of each man, showing each with blue eyes and reddish-brown hair – all of which were determined through DNA analysis.
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Ruling from 894 AD until his death in 915 AD, Spytihněv I founded Prague Castle and formed important alliances to fend off invasion by the Magyars of Hungary.
Vratislav I, his younger brother, took over after Spytihněv s death and was also the father of King Wenceslas, the patron saint of the Czech state.
Anthropologist Emanuel Vlček first uncovered their remains at Prague Castle in the 1980s, but improved radiocarbon dating now allows researchers to get much more specific in identifying individuals.
The team used DNA analysis to determine both Duke Vratislav I (pictured) and his borther had reddish hair and blue eyes
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