Forensic Facial Approximation of the Skull Attributed to Wenceslas of Bohemia (ca. 907–935)
Abstract
:1. Introduction
1.1. Who Is Wenceslas?
1.2. Archaeological and Anthropological Studies
The purpose of the investigation was not to prove the identity of the individual; there was no reason to doubt that the remains of St. Wenceslas had been preserved for us; after all, these are not the remains of an ordinary person, but those of a duke, and a Czech domestic prince; there is no doubt that his tomb was specially marked and known as such from the beginning. The tombs and remains of other Czech princes from that era have also been preserved [7].
This type includes blond hair and blue eyes. Historical sources, even the oldest depictions, insofar as they can be applied here, do not contradict this concept of St. Wenceslas’s physical nature; on the contrary, they align with it [7].
1.3. New Digital Facial Approximation
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Final Images
3.2. Comparisons
3.3. Limitations of the Technique
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Moraes, C.; Abdullah, J.Y.; Šindelář, J.; Šindelář, M.; Kroupa, P.; Frolík, J.; Galassi, F.M.; Beaini, T. Forensic Facial Approximation of the Skull Attributed to Wenceslas of Bohemia (ca. 907–935). Heritage 2025, 8, 221. https://doi.org/10.3390/heritage8060221
Moraes C, Abdullah JY, Šindelář J, Šindelář M, Kroupa P, Frolík J, Galassi FM, Beaini T. Forensic Facial Approximation of the Skull Attributed to Wenceslas of Bohemia (ca. 907–935). Heritage. 2025; 8(6):221. https://doi.org/10.3390/heritage8060221
Chicago/Turabian StyleMoraes, Cicero, Johari Yap Abdullah, Jiří Šindelář, Matej Šindelář, Petr Kroupa, Jan Frolík, Francesco Maria Galassi, and Thiago Beaini. 2025. "Forensic Facial Approximation of the Skull Attributed to Wenceslas of Bohemia (ca. 907–935)" Heritage 8, no. 6: 221. https://doi.org/10.3390/heritage8060221
APA StyleMoraes, C., Abdullah, J. Y., Šindelář, J., Šindelář, M., Kroupa, P., Frolík, J., Galassi, F. M., & Beaini, T. (2025). Forensic Facial Approximation of the Skull Attributed to Wenceslas of Bohemia (ca. 907–935). Heritage, 8(6), 221. https://doi.org/10.3390/heritage8060221