I was always fascinated by facial reconstruction. When I was a kid, they used to use little bits of clay of varying levels for known thicknesses of skin, muscle and fat, and then build up the clay all around it to come up with a facial likeness from a skull. These days, it’s regretfully not so hands-on.
https://inews.co.uk/essentials/news/uk/face-robert-bruce-revealed-last/