Anthropology

Judi Lynn

(160,598 posts) Fri Mar 31, 2023, 07:37 AM Mar 2023

Face of Egyptian man who died 35,000 years ago, brought to life by scientists

Metro Science Reporter
Friday 31 Mar 2023 6:00 am

The skeleton belonged to a subadult male, aged 17 to 20 years old (Picture: Cicero Moraes/Moacir Santos/Pen News)

Scientists have reconstructed the face of an ancient Egyptian who lived 30,000 years before the earliest Pharaoh.

The youth died some 35,000 years ago in the Nile Valley, where his skeleton was found virtually intact at the Nazlet Khater 2 site in 1980.

Decades later, it remains the only complete modern human skeleton ever found in Africa from the start of the late Stone Age.

Now scientists have brought his features to life, completing a forensic facial reconstruction of his features using his skull.

More:
https://metro.co.uk/2023/03/31/face-of-egyptian-man-who-died-35000-years-ago-brought-to-life-18533553/

5 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Face of Egyptian man who died 35,000 years ago, brought to life by scientists (Original Post) Judi Lynn Mar 2023 OP

Glimpses of past lives are so fascinating--thanks for posting. Timeflyer Mar 2023 #1

35,000 years ago would have been paleolithic rampartc Mar 2023 #2

Light black and gray hair, black beard and brown eyebrows. Can that be a thing? TheBlackAdder Mar 2023 #3

Any genetic relationship to contemporary Egyptians? DBoon Mar 2023 #4

Interesting....to me he looks south Asian...nt mitch96 Mar 2023 #5

Timeflyer

(1,998 posts)

1. Glimpses of past lives are so fascinating--thanks for posting.

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Fri Mar 31, 2023, 08:28 AM

Mar 2023

rampartc

(5,432 posts)

2. 35,000 years ago would have been paleolithic

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Fri Mar 31, 2023, 08:51 AM

Mar 2023

i think the "late stone age" (neolithic) may start about 10,000 years ago.

as for a 17 year old being "sub adult," 17 year olds are old enough to fight in most armies and must be considered "adult" for most purposes. in his culture he was just a few years short of being a tribal elder.

but, enough quibbling, it is a great reproduction and shows clearly that the more things change, the more they stay the same.

thanks for all of your great posts, judi