Computer Aided facial reconstruction of Mary-Magdalene relics following hair and skull analyses

Philippe Charlier (1) , Philippe Froesch (2) , Stephane Morin (3) , Nadia Benmoussa (2) , Anaïs Augias (2) , Yves Ubelmann (3) , Raphaël Weil (4) , Soizic Morin (5) , François Straub (6) , Saudamini Deo (7)

1 MQBJC - Musée du quai Branly – Jacques Chirac
2 UVSQ Santé - Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines - UFR Sciences de la santé Simone Veil
3 Chercheur indépendant
4 LPS - Laboratoire de Physique des Solides
5 UR EABX - Ecosystèmes aquatiques et changements globaux
6 PHYCOECO LA CHAUX DE FONDS CHE
7 DANTE - Laboratoire de Droit des Affaires et Nouvelles Technologies

The supposed relics of "Mary-Magdalene" are preserved in Provence (France) in an ancient tradition. They consist of a dry skull and a lock of hair. For the first time, they were officially subjected to an extensive medico-surgical examination by photogrammetry, high-magnification binocular lenses, scanning electron microscope, and energy-dispersive X-ray elemental analysis, to propose a full computer-aided facial reconstruction. The preliminary results are presented here.

Mots clés: microscopy; photogrammetry; history; anthropology; anatomy

Mots clés: microscopie; photogrammetire; anthropologie; anatomie; histoire

Domaines: Anthropologie biologique; Héritage culturel et muséologie

Philippe Charlier, Philippe Froesch, Stephane Morin, Nadia Benmoussa, Anaïs Augias, et al.. Computer Aided facial reconstruction of Mary-Magdalene relics following hair and skull analyses. Clinical Medicine Insights: Ear, Nose and Throat, 2019, 12, pp.1-7. ⟨10.1177/1179550618821933⟩. ⟨hal-02263987⟩