Death masks — made out of a wax or plaster cast put on a dead person's face — have long been part of human history. Below, morgue workers make a death mask of notorious Depression-era gangster John ...

Archaeologists have unmasked Colombian mummies and digitally reconstructed their faces, shedding more light on the cultural practices of South America’s indigenous people. Many pre-Columbian cultures ...

Zarco Guerrero wants to teach us to laugh in the face of death during this year’s Día de Los Muertos holiday. The master sculptor – a mask-making guru who has honed his skills studying worldwide for ...