Face of Neolithic woman recreated from skull

[Still Waters]

A forensic reconstruction of the head of a Neolithic woman who lived in Gibraltar 7,500 years ago was unveiled by the Minister for Heritage Dr John Cortes yesterday.

Named “Calpeia”, a reference to the Rock’s classical name, her remains had been found and excavated, by archaeologists working with the Gibraltar National Museum, from a cave burial near Europa Point in 1996.

https://www.chronicle.gi/unveiling-calpeia-the-face-of-the-first-known-gibraltarian/

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-7481499/Scientists-recreate-face-beautiful-Neolithic-woman-Gibraltar.html

[Piney]

A relative of the Basques and Corsicans and a member of the Atlantic Megalithic Culture. Cool! 

[acute]

She may have been dead for 7,500 years, but she's pretty fit!

I wouldn't kick her out of my cave.

[jaylemurph]

2 hours ago, acute said:

She may have been dead for 7,500 years, but she's pretty fit!

I wouldn't kick her out of my cave.

Better ******* through science? Sheesh. 

—Jaylemurph 

[Vox]

I�m from Gibraltar. Historically we keep punching above our weight. Interesting historical tid bit - a Neanderthal skull was found in Gibraltar before the one found in the Neander Valley in Germany, but the latter was identified as a separate hominid species before our own skull and was given the name NEANDERthal. It could have gone down as Gibraltar man if we (British Colonial Authority) had identified it first.

[Eldorado]

Kinda related...

"Experts have painstakingly recreated the craggy, freckled face of a 15th-Century Scottish warrior who was buried with five decapitated skulls in a crowded grave in the Scottish Highlands "

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-7480939/Highland-warrior-alongside-five-decapitated-skulls-mystery-grave-gets-face-recreated.html

https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/forum/topic/330209-six-headed-burial-perplexes-archaeologists/?

Edited September 20, 2019 by Still Waters
Added link to the other thread

[Talion78]

Wow, they used to pluck their eyebrows and wear blusher back in those days.

[Timothy]

3 hours ago, acute said:

She may have been dead for 7,500 years, but she's pretty fit!

I wouldn't kick her out of my cave.

My uncanny valley must be deeper than yours.

I don’t trust her! 

I wonder how accurate it really is though?

[+DieChecker]

Looks pretty much like someone you might meet in Spain today.

Interesting that she had 90% DNA from Turkey. She, or her parents/tribe, must have migrated a long way. Maybe the 7000 years ago version of gypsies?

[SHaYap]

Does she have a sister by any chance? 

Seriously though, what would be interesting is if we could locate her closest living descendants today... 

~

[psyche101]

That's really interesting. I do love what modern technology can do. Thanks for posting.

[+and-then]

On 9/19/2019 at 12:52 PM, acute said:

She may have been dead for 7,500 years, but she's pretty fit!

I wouldn't kick her out of my cave.

Bill Clinton made a similar comment once about an Egyptian mummy that was a princess of some kind.  Bless his heart...

[+and-then]

20 hours ago, Timothy said:

My uncanny valley must be deeper than yours.

I don’t trust her! 

I wonder how accurate it really is though?

I do also.  I think it would be interesting to sit in on some lectures that explain the measurements and processes they use to obtain a result.  

[skookum]

She seems to have quite a modern top on for her era. Next must have had a sale on.

[zygote]

Wow. Literally a timeless beauty. 

[Timothy]

20 hours ago, and then said:

I do also.  I think it would be interesting to sit in on some lectures that explain the measurements and processes they use to obtain a result.  

Exactly. 

All good and done well to satisfy.

I want them to also publish their possible worst representation.

[Antnanna]

On 9/19/2019 at 5:39 PM, Talion78 said:

Wow, they used to pluck their eyebrows and wear blusher back in those days.

Was my first thought