Brazilian graphic artist Cicero Moraes recreated the face of a woman who lived in prehistoric Scotland in 2000 BC. Details of the study were published in the journal 3D-computer graphics OrtogOnLineMag.
The young woman, named Ava, was buried near Akavanich, a horseshoe-shaped structure resembling Stonehenge, about 4,000 years ago. Her tomb was found in 1987 and now Ava has been recreated by famous facial reconstruction expert Cicero Moraes.
The biggest problem was Ava’s lack of a lower jaw, which had to be restored using data on the appearance of other Europeans. The size and position of various features of his face, including his lips, pupils, ears and nose, were obtained using CT scan data from modern humans.
Previous research has shown that Ava eats mostly land-grown food, despite living by the sea. The condition of his bones indicated a life of physical labor. Ava was between the ages of 18 and 25 when she died. A DNA analysis in 2017 showed he had brown eyes, black hair and slightly darker skin than contemporary Scots. Ava was buried with food: a shovel of some kind of animal and a jug in which they found traces of pollen. This may indicate that flowers were placed on the grave during the burial. The cause of his death is unknown.
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