Its limitations are also well understood.

The tissue depth data that the method relies on come from studies of modern individuals, primarily from populations that may differ from ancient populations in various ways.

And the method’s ability to capture the individual specificity of an ancient face is limited — the tissue depth approach produces a statistically plausible face for someone with that skull, but not necessarily the particular face that any specific individual actually had.

Method Two: Élisabeth Daynès and the Hyperrealistic Tradition