US EditionScientists reconstruct 10,500-year-old woman’s face using DNA
- Scientists from Ghent University reconstructed the face of a 10,500-year-old woman found in the Margaux cave in Belgium during a 1988-1989 excavation.
- Advances in DNA technology enabled this reconstruction after researchers re-analyzed the remains, which were previously studied without ancient DNA methods.
- The woman lived as a nomadic hunter-gatherer in the Meuse river valley, where only women were buried in a cave over hundreds of years, indicating complex burial customs involving ochre.
- DNA analysis showed she had blue eyes, dark hair, and lighter skin than other Mesolithic Europeans, which surprised archaeologist Philippe Crombé who noted limited comparison samples.
- This discovery suggests notable genetic and cultural variation among late Mesolithic hunter-gatherers in Western Europe and prompts further study of their social structure and diet.
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Greek ReporterScientists Reconstruct Face of 10,000-Year-Old Prehistoric Woman Found in a Cave in Belgium
Artists and archaeologists recreated the face of a woman from 10,000 years ago. Credit: Guangxi Institute of Cultural Relics Protection and Archaeology Researchers at Ghent University, working alongside artists and archaeologists, have recreated the face and surroundings of a prehistoric woman who lived more than 10,000 years ago in the Meuse Valley. The unveiling took place in Dinant, Namur Province, and the lifelike figure is now set to tour m…
In Dinant, in Wallonia, scientists from Ghent University and artists have presented a lifelike reconstruction of the face of a woman who lived in the Meuse valley around 10,000 years ago. Her skull was excavated in a cave. The reconstruction was based on DNA analysis and further scientific research.
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