Face of real Santa Claus :"1700 Years Later, We Finally Know What Santa Really Looked Like".??

Scientists have made this Christmas season a little brighter by bringing the face of the real Santa Claus to life using 3D tech. Through forensic analysis of St. Nicholas of Myra’s skull, scientists have digitally reconstructed the face of the man who inspired the legend of Santa Claus.

Saint Nicholas of Myra, who lived over 1,700 years ago, has been a beloved figure for centuries. His legacy of kindness and generosity inspired the legend of Santa Claus, who delivers gifts to children worldwide on Christmas Eve.

Despite his enduring presence in popular culture and childhood traditions, there has been no accurate visual representation of Saint Nicholas, the benevolent gift-giver from the late Roman Empire until now. Just in time for the holidays, scientists have used forensic analysis of Saint Nicholas’s skull to reconstruct his face and glean insights into his health, offering a fascinating gift?to?the?world.

• According to Cicero Moraes, the study’s lead author, the reconstruction reveals a “strong and gentle face” resembling a realistic version of Santa Claus. Interestingly, evidence suggests that Saint Nicholas may have followed a plant-based?diet.

Saint Nicholas of Myra, who hailed from Turkey, passed away in 343 AD. In 1950, Luigi Martino collected data from his skull, which Moraes and his colleagues recently used to generate an initial 3D facial reconstruction.“We supplemented this,” Moraes told Penn News, “with the anatomical deformation technique, in which the topography of a living person’s head is adjusted so that the virtual donor’s skull matches that of the saint.”

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