Facial Recognition Technology Brings Female Warriors to Life

Ella Al-Shamahi comes face to face with the Viking woman’s skull. Photograph: Eloisa Noble/National Geographic

Meet Erika the Red. Anthropologist and DNA experts are using brand new facial recognition technology to reconstruct features of remains left behind during Viking battle.

"Dr Caroline Erolin, a senior lecturer at the University of Dundee in the Centre for Anatomy and Human Identification which worked on the reconstruction, said that the face was built up anatomically working from the muscles and layering skin. She added: “The resulting reconstruction is never 100% accurate, but is enough to generate recognition from someone who knew them well in real life.”

Read the full story here: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/nov/02/viking-woman-warrior-face-reconstruction-national-geographic-documentary

A facial reconstruction image of the skull of the Viking woman found at Solør, Norway shows a large head injury, possibly sustained in battle. Photograph: National Geographic