3D technology reveals 'vampire 900' face

Brazilian researchers use 3D technology to recreate the face of a man stuck to death due to suspected vampires.

Cicero Moraes scientist and graphic designer in Sinop, Brazil, revived by 3D technology the face of a skull-based vampire man found in excavations 50 years ago, Mirror yesterday reporting.

In 1966, construction workers found a wooden stake between the right forearm and the skull of a skeleton in 'El Kovice, Czech Republic. The tomb also contains 13 skeletons of unusual posture, filled with sand in the mouth and hands tied back. Archaeologists claim that the remains belonged to medieval men who were labeled vampires.

Face restored from the skull of a man in a tomb in the Czech Republic. Photo: Caters.

"This is a really interesting project because the skull is preserved in good condition, so that the process of building the traits is relatively smooth. The 35-year-old has a lot of strength and strength at the time of his death , "Moraes said.

More than 100 imaging images of the skull allow Moraes to convert 2D images into 3D with high accuracy. Moraes then uses this data to restore the man's face with a graphic software.

An analytical forensic anthropology of Dr. Marcos Paulo Salles Machado in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, confirms the skull belongs to a 35-year-old white man. The facial features of this man were very common in the medieval Slavs. Researchers at the M'stsk Museum in 'el kovice are planning to use carbon isotopes to confirm the hypothesis that these people lived in the 14th century.

Jaroslav 'Pa'ek, a local archaeologist, concluded that those buried in the grave were men between the ages of 25 and 60, not dying of natural causes. The posture of the skeleton and the way of burial shows the anti-vampire ritual. "All the remains are buried in separate tombs, some are tied up, others are piled up , tied or cut off to prevent them from returning to the world of the living ," Pa'ek said.