Tutankhamun’s face has been revealed for the first time thanks to a sculptor who worked with Prince Philip....
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Tutankhamun’s face has been revealed for the first time thanks to a sculptor who worked with Prince Philip.
Christian Corbet, who sculpted Prince Philip in 2013, used a 3D model based on scans of the pharaoh’s skull to bring the ancient Egyptian ‘boy king’ to life, with the end result being called one of the most realistic reconstructions of Tutankhamun ever created.
Andrew Nelson of Canada’s Western University, who took the scans of the ancient ruler’s skull, said: ‘We worked from the 3D model of the skull, and then we added the layers of muscle and actually built up the face.’
The anatomy of his skull guided the facial reconstruction, so it’s a much more realistic appearance than any of the ones we’ve seen in the past.
Christmas tree farms in Canada and the northern U.S. have experienced crop loss over the past 10 years due to floods, excessive heat and drought, shrinking by approx 20,000 acres between 2011 and 2021. This could mean some people’s annual Christmas tree excursions could be reaching an end in the coming years.
Richard Hamelin, the head of the Forest Conservation Sciences Department at the University of British Columbia, told Global News, ‘Just like humans, when we are stressed or when we’re more tired, we’re more susceptible to diseases. Well, trees are the same way.’ He added, ‘All this added stress from all this heat and flooding make the trees more susceptible to pests and pathogens.’
While it’s sad that Christmas tree farms might become a thing of the past in the future, there are other alternatives, like artificial trees, which are arguably worse for the environment. If you prefer a natural option, environmentalists suggest decorating a house plant or another type of indoor tree that you can continue taking care of and won’t throw out after using it for a month.
Compiled by SG
