>Facial reconstruction is easily the most subjective—as well as one of the most controversial—techniques in the field of forensic anthropology
>When multiple forensic artists produce approximations for the same set of skeletal remains, no two reconstructions are ever the same
>There are multiple outstanding problems associated with forensic facial reconstruction.[16]
>The data available to forensic artists are still very limited in ranges of ages, sexes, and body builds. This disparity greatly affects the accuracy of reconstructions. Until this data is expanded, the likelihood of producing the most accurate reconstruction possible is largely limited
>A second problem is the lack of a methodological standardization in approximating facial features.[5] A single, official method for reconstructing the face has yet to be recognized. This also presents major setback in facial approximation because facial features like the eyes and nose and individuating characteristics like hairstyle lack a standard way of being reconstructed
>Reconstructions only reveal the type of face a person may have exhibited because of artistic subjectivity
