Cicero Moraes
Biographic Data
| ID | 3638033 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Cicero Moraes |
| GIVEN NAMES | Cicero |
| FAMILY NAME | Moraes |
| SIGNATURE | MORAES C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Sinop University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9479-0028 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 19 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 12 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 19 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Digital Facial Approximation of Jebel Irhoud Composite Skull (~315,000 BP)
The archeological site of Jebel Irhoud, Morocco, houses the oldest fossils attributed to Homo sapiens, dated to approximately 315,000 years before present (BP). This study presents a forensic facial approximation based on data from a three-dimensional composite skull derived from Layer 7 of the site, with structural predominance of the Irhoud 1 fossil. The methodology employed open-source software tools, combining anatomical projections and the c…
Preserving the Past
The three-dimensional (3D) documentation of the Similaun mummy (Ötzi the Iceman) and the associated Copper Age equipment and clothing presents unique challenges due to diverse material properties and strict conservation constraints. This study presents a comprehensive digital preservation workflow, primarily utilizing Structure from Motion (SfM) close-range photogrammetry (a method that reconstructs precise 3D geometry from overlapping 2D digital…
Unveiling Saint Theobald
Saint Theobald of Provins (1033–1066), a French nobleman who embraced voluntary poverty, hermitism, and pilgrimage, represents an early figure in the medieval ascetic movement. He holds historical significance for the diffusion of 11th‐century ascetic ideals, as a hermit saint associated with the Camaldolese order and venerated across northern Italy and France. His remains, preserved in the church of Saint Giovanni Battista in Badia Polesine (Ita…
Response to the Comments of Casabianca et al. (2025)
The response to the comments of Casabianca et al. (2025) aims to clarify interpretive misconceptions and reaffirm the methodological coherence of the study Image Formation on the Holy Shroud—A Digital 3D Approach . The presented criticisms disregard the declared scope of the research, which is strictly methodological in nature, focused on evaluating morphological deformation in the projection of the body onto fabric. The exclusive use of the fron…
Digital reconstruction of Girolamo Fracastoro's face
Girolamo Fracastoro (1478–1553) was an Italian physician and polymath whose work contributed to the historical understanding of contagious diseases. In his poem Syphilis sive morbus gallicus (1530), he introduced the term “syphilis,” later adopted in medical literature. Over the centuries, numerous artistic representations of the author's face have been produced in engravings, paintings, and sculptures, forming an iconographic corpus of this hist…
CT scans of a Ptolemaic mummy from Heliopolis
Image Formation on the Holy Shroud—A Digital 3D Approach
This study investigates the origin of the image imprinted on the Shroud of Turin, a linen artifact displaying the frontal and dorsal figures of an adult man with marks of physical violence, using 3D digital simulations. Through free and open‐source software, parametric modeling of a human body, fabric dynamics simulation, and contact area mapping were performed. Two scenarios were compared: the projection of a three‐dimensional human model and th…
Forensic Facial Approximation of the Skull Attributed to Wenceslas of Bohemia (ca. 907–935)
This study presents a digital forensic facial approximation of Wenceslas, Duke of Bohemia (ca. 907–935), based on photographs of the skull attributed to the saint, preserved in St. Vitus Cathedral, Prague. The skull was replicated through structural deformation using public domain images, adjusted to historical measurements, and enriched with anthropometric data. The facial approximation combined traditional techniques with statistical projection…
The digital facial approximation of Saint Adalbert of Prague (AD 956-997)
The Facial approximation of the controversial skull attributed to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) is considered as one of the greatest composers of the Classical Period of music (ca. 1750-1820). Gifted with an unparalleled precocity, which allowed him to play and compose at the highest levels from a very young age, he continued his studies until the end of his life. Despite his prominent status, he was buried in a collective grave and years later his skull was supposedly recovered, reaching the present day …
Fatores de risco e proteção associados a fraturas por estresse em corredores
A corrida de rua, seja de curta, média ou longa distância, cresceu substancialmente. Apesar de ser forma de lazer e trazer benefícios à saúde, apresenta carga cumulativa inerente e, se realizada com despreparo por atletas com fatores de risco, pode levar a estresse mecânico e microdanos, que, se cumulativos, resultam em fraturas por estresse (FE)
The Facial Approximation of the Skull Attributed to Jan Žižka (ca. AD 1360–1424)
The present study aims to approximate the face from the alleged skull of Jan Žižka (ca. AD 1360–1424), a military commander and national hero in the Czech Republic. Found in 1910, the skull has only a fraction of its original structure, which required an initial effort to reconstruct the missing regions from data collected in CT scans of living people’s heads. The forensic facial approximation consisted of projecting the skin boundaries with soft…
The Gilded Lady
This note presents a novel approach to facial approximation adopting forensic methodologies, that is the process of recreating an individual's facial traits from their osteological remains by combing anatomo-anthropological techniques with artistic rendering. In this article, a facial approximation of the famous mummy known as the "Gilded Lady" is offered based on previously published video material and CT scan data. The process is explained in i…
Facial approximation of a skull with signs of tertiary syphilis found in the Skriðuklaustur monastery (Iceland, 15th-16th century AD)
The anatomical bases of the 3D digital facial approximation of the Zlatý kůň 1 woman (ca. 43,000 BP)
In 1950 on Mount Zlatý kůň ('Golden Horse') in modern-day Czech Republic a system of caves was discovered. During many years of research in this area, human and animal osteological remains have been excavated, among which the most interesting ones were nine fragments of a female skull, now dated to ca. 43,000 yrs BP which are one of the earliest known anatomically modern humans in Eurasia. The aim of this research was to use purely digital techni…
Ludmila of Bohemia (ca. 860–921)
Forensic facial approximation of an individual with achondroplasia from medieval cemetery in Central Europe
The 3D digital facial approximation of Saint Anthony of Padua
New technique in facial reconstruction
Morgagni is considered the father of pathological anatomy. He died in 1771, 89 years old, and was buried in Saint Maxim church in Padua, where his wife and five of his 15 children were already buried. In 2011, an anthropological analysis confirmed that one of the skulls belonged to the oldest individuals among those found in Morgagni's tomb. A genetic analysis proved a kinship between this skull and the fragments of young individuals (one male an…
Forensic facial approximation of an individual with achondroplasia from medieval cemetery in Central Europe
The 3D digital facial approximation of Saint Anthony of Padua
New technique in facial reconstruction
Morgagni is considered the father of pathological anatomy. He died in 1771, 89 years old, and was buried in Saint Maxim church in Padua, where his wife and five of his 15 children were already buried. In 2011, an anthropological analysis confirmed that one of the skulls belonged to the oldest individuals among those found in Morgagni's tomb. A genetic analysis proved a kinship between this skull and the fragments of young individuals (one male an…
Image Formation on the Holy Shroud—A Digital 3D Approach
This study investigates the origin of the image imprinted on the Shroud of Turin, a linen artifact displaying the frontal and dorsal figures of an adult man with marks of physical violence, using 3D digital simulations. Through free and open‐source software, parametric modeling of a human body, fabric dynamics simulation, and contact area mapping were performed. Two scenarios were compared: the projection of a three‐dimensional human model and th…
The Facial Approximation of the Skull Attributed to Jan Žižka (ca. AD 1360–1424)
The present study aims to approximate the face from the alleged skull of Jan Žižka (ca. AD 1360–1424), a military commander and national hero in the Czech Republic. Found in 1910, the skull has only a fraction of its original structure, which required an initial effort to reconstruct the missing regions from data collected in CT scans of living people’s heads. The forensic facial approximation consisted of projecting the skin boundaries with soft…
The anatomical bases of the 3D digital facial approximation of the Zlatý kůň 1 woman (ca. 43,000 BP)
In 1950 on Mount Zlatý kůň ('Golden Horse') in modern-day Czech Republic a system of caves was discovered. During many years of research in this area, human and animal osteological remains have been excavated, among which the most interesting ones were nine fragments of a female skull, now dated to ca. 43,000 yrs BP which are one of the earliest known anatomically modern humans in Eurasia. The aim of this research was to use purely digital techni…
Ludmila of Bohemia (ca. 860–921)
New technique in facial reconstruction
Morgagni is considered the father of pathological anatomy. He died in 1771, 89 years old, and was buried in Saint Maxim church in Padua, where his wife and five of his 15 children were already buried. In 2011, an anthropological analysis confirmed that one of the skulls belonged to the oldest individuals among those found in Morgagni's tomb. A genetic analysis proved a kinship between this skull and the fragments of young individuals (one male an…
Ludmila of Bohemia (ca. 860–921)
Forensic facial approximation of an individual with achondroplasia from medieval cemetery in Central Europe
The 3D digital facial approximation of Saint Anthony of Padua
Fatores de risco e proteção associados a fraturas por estresse em corredores
A corrida de rua, seja de curta, média ou longa distância, cresceu substancialmente. Apesar de ser forma de lazer e trazer benefícios à saúde, apresenta carga cumulativa inerente e, se realizada com despreparo por atletas com fatores de risco, pode levar a estresse mecânico e microdanos, que, se cumulativos, resultam em fraturas por estresse (FE)
The Facial Approximation of the Skull Attributed to Jan Žižka (ca. AD 1360–1424)
The present study aims to approximate the face from the alleged skull of Jan Žižka (ca. AD 1360–1424), a military commander and national hero in the Czech Republic. Found in 1910, the skull has only a fraction of its original structure, which required an initial effort to reconstruct the missing regions from data collected in CT scans of living people’s heads. The forensic facial approximation consisted of projecting the skin boundaries with soft…
The Gilded Lady
This note presents a novel approach to facial approximation adopting forensic methodologies, that is the process of recreating an individual's facial traits from their osteological remains by combing anatomo-anthropological techniques with artistic rendering. In this article, a facial approximation of the famous mummy known as the "Gilded Lady" is offered based on previously published video material and CT scan data. The process is explained in i…
Facial approximation of a skull with signs of tertiary syphilis found in the Skriðuklaustur monastery (Iceland, 15th-16th century AD)
The anatomical bases of the 3D digital facial approximation of the Zlatý kůň 1 woman (ca. 43,000 BP)
In 1950 on Mount Zlatý kůň ('Golden Horse') in modern-day Czech Republic a system of caves was discovered. During many years of research in this area, human and animal osteological remains have been excavated, among which the most interesting ones were nine fragments of a female skull, now dated to ca. 43,000 yrs BP which are one of the earliest known anatomically modern humans in Eurasia. The aim of this research was to use purely digital techni…
Forensic Facial Approximation of the Skull Attributed to Wenceslas of Bohemia (ca. 907–935)
This study presents a digital forensic facial approximation of Wenceslas, Duke of Bohemia (ca. 907–935), based on photographs of the skull attributed to the saint, preserved in St. Vitus Cathedral, Prague. The skull was replicated through structural deformation using public domain images, adjusted to historical measurements, and enriched with anthropometric data. The facial approximation combined traditional techniques with statistical projection…
The digital facial approximation of Saint Adalbert of Prague (AD 956-997)
The Facial approximation of the controversial skull attributed to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) is considered as one of the greatest composers of the Classical Period of music (ca. 1750-1820). Gifted with an unparalleled precocity, which allowed him to play and compose at the highest levels from a very young age, he continued his studies until the end of his life. Despite his prominent status, he was buried in a collective grave and years later his skull was supposedly recovered, reaching the present day …
Digital Facial Approximation of Jebel Irhoud Composite Skull (~315,000 BP)
The archeological site of Jebel Irhoud, Morocco, houses the oldest fossils attributed to Homo sapiens, dated to approximately 315,000 years before present (BP). This study presents a forensic facial approximation based on data from a three-dimensional composite skull derived from Layer 7 of the site, with structural predominance of the Irhoud 1 fossil. The methodology employed open-source software tools, combining anatomical projections and the c…
Preserving the Past
The three-dimensional (3D) documentation of the Similaun mummy (Ötzi the Iceman) and the associated Copper Age equipment and clothing presents unique challenges due to diverse material properties and strict conservation constraints. This study presents a comprehensive digital preservation workflow, primarily utilizing Structure from Motion (SfM) close-range photogrammetry (a method that reconstructs precise 3D geometry from overlapping 2D digital…
Unveiling Saint Theobald
Saint Theobald of Provins (1033–1066), a French nobleman who embraced voluntary poverty, hermitism, and pilgrimage, represents an early figure in the medieval ascetic movement. He holds historical significance for the diffusion of 11th‐century ascetic ideals, as a hermit saint associated with the Camaldolese order and venerated across northern Italy and France. His remains, preserved in the church of Saint Giovanni Battista in Badia Polesine (Ita…
Response to the Comments of Casabianca et al. (2025)
The response to the comments of Casabianca et al. (2025) aims to clarify interpretive misconceptions and reaffirm the methodological coherence of the study Image Formation on the Holy Shroud—A Digital 3D Approach . The presented criticisms disregard the declared scope of the research, which is strictly methodological in nature, focused on evaluating morphological deformation in the projection of the body onto fabric. The exclusive use of the fron…
Digital reconstruction of Girolamo Fracastoro's face
Girolamo Fracastoro (1478–1553) was an Italian physician and polymath whose work contributed to the historical understanding of contagious diseases. In his poem Syphilis sive morbus gallicus (1530), he introduced the term “syphilis,” later adopted in medical literature. Over the centuries, numerous artistic representations of the author's face have been produced in engravings, paintings, and sculptures, forming an iconographic corpus of this hist…
CT scans of a Ptolemaic mummy from Heliopolis
Image Formation on the Holy Shroud—A Digital 3D Approach
This study investigates the origin of the image imprinted on the Shroud of Turin, a linen artifact displaying the frontal and dorsal figures of an adult man with marks of physical violence, using 3D digital simulations. Through free and open‐source software, parametric modeling of a human body, fabric dynamics simulation, and contact area mapping were performed. Two scenarios were compared: the projection of a three‐dimensional human model and th…
Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies (11 works) · Medicine (8 works) · Skull (8 works) · Paleopathology and ancient diseases (7 works) · Art (6 works) · Anatomy (4 works) · Archaeology (4 works) · Art history (4 works) · Body Image and Dysmorphia Studies (4 works) · Facial reconstruction (3 works)