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Human Skull for Facial Reconstruction, With Photo History BCM-804 $450.00 Order This / View Your Cart The Bone Clones® Facial Reconstruction Skull offers a unique opportunity to students and professionals alike to test their skills and knowledge. The skull comes with a cast of this individual's actual dentures, which are removable (see photographs). Available to instructors purchasing this skull will be 8 facial photographs as well as additional personal information about this person, which was provided by the heirs. This rare cast of a documented individual will be a challenging and worthwhile learning experience for those in the field of Facial Reconstruction. A custom metal display stand, S-BC-001, is available separately. For an analysis report (PDF format), a copy of which will be sent with the purchase of this specimen, go to BCM-804-Report. Should you have questions or comments regarding the report, please contact us at reports@boneclones.com. Facial Reconstruction Skull Stand, S-BCM-804 $35.00 Order This / View Your Cart Shown here is a typical stand having a metal base and rod with a resin cradle, coated with thin rubber to prevent scratching and damage to paint on skull. Please note that the cradle is custom made for each different specimen. Color and shape may vary from the sample shown.

Please note that specimens from the Maxwell Collection can only be sold to recognized educational institutions and professionals associated with educational institutions. The following information was provided by the The Maxwell Museum of Anthropology's Laboratory of Human Osteology, at the University of New Mexico: Facial approximation, the drawing or sculpting of an unknown face based on a skull (also known as facial reconstruction or recreation), is a controversial field of endeavor. There is a great deal of public interest in the field, and many practitioners feel their work accurately portrays what a person looked like in life. However, several recent scholarly papers have shown that facial approximations do not statistically contribute to the resolution of missing persons cases (See Stephan CN, Henneberg M. 2006. Recognition by forensic facial approximation: Case specific examples and empirical tests. Forensic Science International 156(2-3): 182-191. Also see references therein.) This individual's sex, age, race, height, and weight were documented at death. Additionally, heirs have provided many details about the individual's life, including year of birth, health history, ancestry, occupations, hobbies, and maximum height and weight. This information, along with photos of the individual at various times during their life, is available with purchase of this cast, for possible comparison with a facial approximation. Related Products Also Available (click on the name to view) Product Name Human Male European Skull BC-107 Human Male African Skull BC-110 Human Female Skull with Down syndrome BCM-801 Human Female Partial Skull with Shotgun Pellets Embedded BCM-802 Human European American Male 13-year-old Partial Skeleton FM-509-SET Human Female, Blunt Force Trauma FM-540-SET Disarticulated Human Fetal Skeleton Full Term SCM-186-D The Maxwell Museum of Anthropology's Laboratory of Human Osteology, at the University of New Mexico, specializes in numerous facets of physical anthropology. The laboratory serves as a repository of human remains and includes prehistoric, historic, documented, and forensic remains. Established in 1984 by Dr. J. Stanley Rhine, the Maxwell Museum's Documented Skeletal Collection has grown to include 237 individuals (as of July 2005) encompassing both sexes, all ages, and many population groups. The skeletal remains are obtained by donation, either by the individual before death, or by the family of a deceased loved one. Information on the sex, age, population affinity, and cause of death is available for the majority of these individuals, allowing students and visiting researchers to develop and test new techniques and theories. Since 1995, prospective donors or their families have been asked to provide health and occupational data as well. With this information, researchers are able to examine the skeletal manifestations of particular diseases including degenerative joint and disc diseases, lymphoma, and osteoporosis, as well as the reaction of bone to repetitive motions and trauma. Recent research has included efforts towards the identification of handedness in individuals, determination of body mass from the skeleton, and variation in cranial damage from various projectiles. The importance of the Documented Collection cannot be overstated. No other institution in the American West has as large a collection of human skeletal remains with such extensive demographic data. Bone Clones is grateful to the Maxwell Museum for allowing us to select specimens for reproduction from their valuable collection and granting us exclusive casting rights to these pieces.

Scientific Name	Catalogue #	Size	Price
Homo sapiens	BCM-804	9" L, 5 1/2" W, 7 1/2" H	$450.00