Forensic Artists Put Different Faces on 2,800-Year-Old Mummy

Originally published June 21, 2009 | Chicago Tribune | by William Mullen

This article describes the people involved in reconstructing Meresamun's likeness--Emily Teeter, the curator of the Oriental Institute's Meresamun exhibit and Josh Harker and Mike Brassell, the artists; the life and times of Meresamun; and how beneficial CT scanning was to not only creating parts of the exhibit, but also reconstructing Meresamun's face.