Ancient DNA Reveals Lifelike Faces and Dark Skin of Stone Age Europeans
TL;DR
Researchers and artists have created a detailed facial reconstruction of the 'Margaux woman,' a Stone Age hunter-gatherer from Belgium who lived around 10,500 years ago, revealing insights into her appearance, including likely blue or light eyes and a medium-toned skin, based on skeletal remains and ancient DNA. The project highlights the diversity and complexity of skin pigmentation in post-ice age Western Europe.
- See the lifelike face of a Stone Age hunter-gatherer woman, revealed thanks to ancient DNA Live Science
- Stone Age Belgians had darker skin tone, fossil reveals The Independent
- Scientists Have Reconstructed One of Europe’s Oldest Ancestor Faces… and It Breaks All Stereotypes! The Daily Galaxy
- See the Face of a 10,500-Year-Old Woman, Reconstructed by Archaeologists and Artists Smithsonian Magazine
- Facial reconstruction of Stone Age Belgian woman reveals she had dark complexion AOL.com
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