page_title: Forensic facial reconstruction
section_title: Insufficient tissue thickness data
hierarchical_section_title: Forensic facial reconstruction / Problems with facial reconstruction / Insufficient tissue thickness data
caption_attribution_description: English: On October 27, 2006, the partial skeleton of a young woman was found in a field near the entrance to the Darlington Nuclear Plant in Clarington, Ontario.
context_page_description: Forensic facial reconstruction is the process of recreating the face of an individual from their skeletal remains through an amalgamation of artistry, anthropology, osteology, and anatomy. It is easily the most subjective—as well as one of the most controversial—techniques in the field of forensic anthropology. Despite this controversy, facial reconstruction has proved successful frequently enough that research and methodological developments continue to be advanced.
  In addition to remains involved in criminal investigations, facial reconstructions are created for remains believed to be of historical value and for remains of prehistoric hominids and humans.
context_section_description: The most pressing issue relates to the data used to average facial tissue thickness.  The data available to forensic artists are still very limited in ranges of ages, sexes, and body builds.  This disparity greatly affects the accuracy of reconstructions.  Until this data is expanded, the likelihood of producing the most accurate reconstruction possible is largely limited.
caption: In many cases, the subject's hairstyle is unknown, which causes an artist to guess possible solutions, such as this unidentified woman found in Ontario, Canada.
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