Facial reconstruction of Viking Shield Maiden

[Imperial Dave]

https://www.livescience.com/Viking-shield-maiden-facial-reconstruction.html

these get better and better....

[Patrick Waterson]

And the items buried with her seem to be further evidence that she is one of the oft-sought Viking female warriors (as opposed to the losing party in an overenthusiastic domestic argument).

[Erpingham]

these get better and better....

I do feel a slight concern though.  Yes, they look very lifelike (or maybe perimortem-like) but without seeing or having the process description, the accuracy is a step of faith.  The old days of pegs and clay were clearer in this respect to modern computer renders. Or maybe its because we only see an end result - an animation of computer process stages would be equally convincing, perhaps?

[Patrick Waterson]

I do feel a slight concern though.

There has been a tendency, irrespective of the method of reconstruction, for the end result to resemble the face of the reconstructor.