Scientists have reconstructed the face of a man who lived about 35,000 years ago

Scientists from the Campos de Andrade University Center (Brazil) reconstructed the face of a man who lived in ancient Egypt about 35,000 years ago. It is assumed that at one time he was a miner.

The remains of a man were discovered in 1980 during excavations at Nazlet Hater 2, an archaeological site in the Nile Valley. Anthropological analysis showed that at the time of his death he was between 17 and 29 years old, about 160 centimeters tall and of African descent. It is still one of the oldest skeletons ever discovered by archaeologists.

The reconstruction was carried out by scientist Moasir Santos and computer graphics expert Cicero Moraes. They believe that they managed to recreate the image of the Egyptian of that time as accurately as possible.

Thanks to the well-preserved remains, the researchers created a three-dimensional digital copy of the skull. Then they recreated the face layer by layer. As a guide, we used data on modern people.

The researchers note that they did not have information about the color of the eyes and hair of a teenager, so in this regard, their work can be considered improvisation. However, in all other respects it is as close as possible to the original, scientists added.