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Face of 9,000-Year-Old Teenager Reconstructed
Her name is Avgi, and the last time anyone saw her face was nearly 9,000 years ago. When she lived in Greece, at the end of the Mesolithic period around 7000 B.C., the region was transitioning from a society of hunter gatherers to one that began cultivating its own food. In English, Avgi translates to Dawn—a name archaeologists chose because she lived during what's considered the dawn of civilization.
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I've always wondered how accurate these forensic facial depictions were, and if this is merely artistic or scientific.
I've seen a few of these recreations from missing persons that were later found dead and they are closer than say, a sketch artist. Not 100% though.
It's both art and science, both because features change somewhat as you age and the recreations go on "average" skin and muscle thicknesses by race and age. People vary from average, so it's an approximation.
I figured it wouldn't be exact, but it's definitely fascinating that they can recreate a sort of average look of a person based on the known characteristics of that time. Need to hit up some documentaries, this has peaked my interest!
Wiki on forensic reconstruction
Netflix has Forensic Files, some episodes deal with reconstruction of faces. Also has a doc on the iceman mummy (Iceman Reborn).