The face of a legionary ?

[Simplex]

From the Exhibition at Mainz(D) ("Im Dienste des Kaisers" ,roughly translated : In the emperors Service)
Report here : http://www.dradio.de/dkultur/sendungen/fazit/2311452/ (IN German)
Comes a "reconstruction" of a legionaries' face based on a real-world skull which has been treated with "forensic methods" to "Show his real-world face".
Pic here:
http://www.dradio.de/dkultur/sendungen/f...mage_main/
BTW: "Da pic" is in "international language". ;-)
The "original possessor" of the skull is presumed to have lived around 10 BC.
They also mention that the skull has a four-edged nails' hole , so it may have been used as a trophy.
It strikes me that this may well be the one skull that has already been mentioned here:
http://www.romanarmytalk.com/25-allies-a...gauls.html
A couple o' days late for Halloween , dont't you think ? :whistle:

Greez

Simplex

I will try and locate more info about that -- as time permits.
EDIT: The official Website :
http://www.landesmuseum-mainz.de/enid/99...rs_x2.html

[Paul Elliott]

That's really nice! I'd like to have seen dental analysis done, too, to find out the man's origins ...

[Simplex]

I'd like to have seen dental analysis done, too, to find out the man's origins ..

....well, hope I'll met someone to answer me that in case I get to Mainz ...

Greez

Siggi