Anthropology

Judi Lynn

(160,542 posts) Mon Jul 10, 2017, 10:01 PM Jul 2017

'Striking' Face of 4,500-Year-Old English Man Revealed

By Owen Jarus, Live Science Contributor | July 10, 2017 07:14am ET

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The face of a man who lived 4,500 years ago in England was reconstructed, with the blurry portions of the image indicating a lack of surviving facial bones; researchers had to estimate those portions.
Credit: Face Lab/Liverpool John Moores University

The face of a man who died in England around 4,500 years ago has been reconstructed, revealing a "striking" image that should help humans alive today feel a personal connection, researchers said.

The man's remains were excavated in the 1930s and 1980s at Liff's Low bowl barrow, a burial mound located in Derbyshire, England. He was found buried with a type of pot called a beaker and a stone pendant that was likely worn on a necklace, the researchers said.

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'Striking' Face of 4,500-Year-Old English Man Revealed (Original Post) Judi Lynn Jul 2017 OP

It's steve perry! unblock Jul 2017 #1

I thought so too! iamateacher Jul 2017 #2

But can he sing? MFM008 Jul 2017 #4

He was one of the "Beaker People?" Warpy Jul 2017 #3

A beaker was found in an adjoining carin in the 1930's... Brother Buzz Jul 2017 #6

The nose doesn't have bones under the bridge, only cartilage. BigmanPigman Jul 2017 #5

unblock

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1. It's steve perry!

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Mon Jul 10, 2017, 10:11 PM

Jul 2017

https://sp.yimg.com/ib/th?id=OIP.7DsdquyM_6xUKh_CFHgMFwEsDh&pid=15.1

iamateacher

(1,089 posts)

2. I thought so too!

Reply to unblock (Reply #1)

Mon Jul 10, 2017, 10:38 PM

Jul 2017

MFM008

(19,814 posts)

4. But can he sing?

Reply to unblock (Reply #1)

Mon Jul 10, 2017, 11:10 PM

Jul 2017

!!!!!

Warpy

(111,268 posts)

3. He was one of the "Beaker People?"

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Mon Jul 10, 2017, 10:49 PM

Jul 2017

They're a cohesive group in Britain in prehistory that were known by their large drinking beakers, probably used in communal and possibly ceremonial (and certainly convivial) drinking. Little remains of them but their pottery beakers.

It's nice to put at least part of a face to one of them. Little else is known about them but the pottery.

Brother Buzz

(36,440 posts)

6. A beaker was found in an adjoining carin in the 1930's...

Reply to Warpy (Reply #3)

Wed Jul 12, 2017, 12:29 PM

Jul 2017

even though the site isn't in prime identified 'Beaker' country.

It's really a bummer that tons of the ancient mounds were rifled through by ham-fisted do-gooders in the eighteenth century in the name of 'Science', and the middens (the paydirt) were mostly discarded. In some cases, the rocks were fed to the kilns to make lime!

BigmanPigman

(51,608 posts)

5. The nose doesn't have bones under the bridge, only cartilage.

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Tue Jul 11, 2017, 01:58 AM

Jul 2017

I wonder why they chose to make it so broad. The climate wouldn't have that much of an effect in such a short time to change features that much.

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