The Biz Interview: Simcha Jacobovici – Executive Producer of Biblical Forensics: Real Faces of the Bible

Excerpts from article in bizbooks.net

Biblical Forensics: Real Faces of the Bible is a groundbreaking documentary series – hosted by David Berman of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation – that combines archaeology, forensic investigation, and dramatic reenactments. The four-part series follows a team of archaeologists who use advanced facial reconstruction techniques to reconstruct four ancient skulls from the past.

Notable Canadian investigative journalist and documentary filmmaker Simcha Jacobovici is the executive producer of Biblical Forensics: Real Faces of the Bible. In advance of the conclusion of the series – airing Monday, April 29th on Vision TV – he spoke with us about the series and his involvement.

Tell us about Biblical Forensics and what viewers can expect to learn from the series.

We have seen facial reconstructions of ancient people from countries other than Israel. Nothing from the Holy land! Reason being opposition from religious groups that do not want to “disturb the dead”. But now, by doing a CAT scan on skulls, we were able to avoid the controversies. Our experts reconstructed the skulls in a computer and then generated a 3D printing of the skulls. After that we were able to reconstruct the faces using both police manual methods and modern digital technology. In this way, for the first time ever, we come face to face with people who lived in the Holy land during Biblical times.v

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