Publisher: Academic Press
Our bodies record what happens to us physically throughout our lives. This is illustrated by the simple appearance of scars from injuries sustained years, and even decades ago. Evidence such as scars also tells us how we used our joints or may have injured them as children and adults. Our bodies conform to the environment in which we live, both outside and inside. By examining and observing these key clues, a forensic investigator can reveal the unique character that tells the story of a person’s life and death.
Craniofacial Anatomy and Forensic Identification is an atlas that covers all aspects of facial reconstruction and anatomy of the head and neck, such as facial expression and the anatomic basis for facial development, along with the effects of muscle movement. Written by a world-renowned forensic artist with decades of experience as a scientific illustrator as well as a portraitist, anthropologist, and lecturer in anatomy and biology, the author is as much a scientist as an artist.
- Comprehensively addresses the history of facial reconstruction, facial development, muscle movements, and bone physiology used by forensic artists and forensic anthropologists
- Demonstrates techniques in mold making and sculpting to bring the body to life
- Includes images from cadaver labs and recent case studies
- Provides detailed anatomy of vessels and nerves found in the face including the eyes
- Details the muscles, ligaments and tissues down to the skull
- Describes the changing face as it ages
Firstly thank you to Partners In Crime Tours and Gloria Nusse for having me on this tour and sending me a copy of the book.
Ok so this is very different from most of the books ive reviewed but i have to say that ive been most excited to read this out of them. I love expanding on my knowledge and this book happens to lean into an absolute love of mine by giving me an insight how you go about reconstructing a face and more importantly to me how you would do it with ancient remains. I'm an avid Archaeology/Egyptology nerd and the ability to reconstruct and see, as close as we can, the faces of some of the occupants of the tombs that have been discovered is amazing to me. And i loved being able to learn exactly how that process can be done.
I actually loved learning everything this book had to offer from the anatomy in a finer detail than i ever learned at school all the way to those bits of techniques for brining the faces to life. I did take this book slowly though, because its a textbook i knew that the information would be coming at me thick and fast and i wanted to be able to take it all in. Honestly i did want to skip forward to the chapter on grave goods and artifacts but i contained myself and read it all in the right order!
I found Gloria Nusse's writing style really easy to engage with and honestly so easy to read, textbooks are often hard going because they are so information dense but whilst this is information rich i didnt find it hard going at all. If your like me and love to learn then i think youll find this book as fascinating as i did and its defiantly worth the read.
