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Scientists reveal the face of a Neanderthal who lived 75,000 years ago
With pronounced brow ridges and no chins, the skulls of Neanderthals look different from those of our own species, Homo sapiens, said Dr. Emma Pomeroy.
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Face of a 75,000-year-old Neanderthal woman revealed by scientists
LONDON — She looks pretty good for 75,000 years old. Particularly given that her skull was smashed into 200 pieces, possibly by a rockfall, before scientists meticulously pieced it together over the last six years. This is Shanidar Z, a Neanderthal woman whose face was re-created by archaeologists at England’s University of Cambridge. Reimagining her facial features, rather than just the skull itself, the university said a report published on its website Thursday, has given experts new insight...
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Scientists reveal the face of a Neanderthal who lived 75,000 years ago
A 40-something woman was buried in a cave 75,000 years ago, laid to rest in a gully hollowed out to accommodate her body. Her left hand was curled under her head, and a rock behind her head may have been placed as a cushion. Known as Shanidar Z, after the cave in Iraqi Kurdistan where she was found in 2018, the woman was a Neanderthal, a type of ancient human that disappeared around 40,000 years ago. Scientists studying her remains have painstakingly pieced together her skull from 200 bone...