An international team of scientists has managed to recreate the appearance of Czech commander Jan Žižka (1360 – 1424), leader of the Hussites. The news portal reports that New.
Experts from the Czech Republic, Italy and Brazil participated in the study. The work was based on a digital copy of part of the commander’s skull, found during the reconstruction of the Church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul in the city of Caslav (central Czech Republic) in 1910.
Using modern forensic methods, scientists recreated the appearance of Zizka, who is considered a national hero in the Czech Republic. Under his leadership, the Czech Hussites (actually the first Protestants in history) won numerous victories against the Catholic troops who crusaded against them.
About how the bones of the skull can be used to recreate the life-size appearance of a person who lived hundreds or even thousands of years ago – material “socialbites.ca”.
It was previously reported recreated The face of a Scottish girl who lived 2000 years before the birth of Christ.