Famous People

For centuries, military commanders with impressive rap sheets have achieved astonishing feats of conquest, such as Genghis Khan, Attila the Hun, and Emir Timur. Seeing the Faces Behind the Legends These men have existed in the public imagination through paintings, legends, and descriptions written by admirers or enemies alike throughout the long course of history. Significant technological advances in forensic anthropology, CT scanning, 3D modeling, and ancient DNA analysis are now allowing us to glimpse the probable faces of these conquerors. Not to mention, the reconstruction of Richard III, whose skeleton was discovered beneath a Leicester parking lot in 2012. The data compiled from that research on the excavation showed that new forensic technology can overturn centuries of historical assumptions