SAEDNEWS: Experts Reconstruct the Likely Face of a Bronze Age Woman from 3,800 Years Ago
According to SaedNews’ history service, citing ISNA, researchers have recreated a three-dimensional image of a Bronze Age woman who once lived in Scotland.
In 1987, Scottish workers accidentally uncovered the grave of a Bronze Age woman during road construction. Inside the stone tomb, her skeleton was found alongside several objects, including a clay pot, a piece of cow bone, and small flint fragments.
Until now, few details about the woman—known as “Ava”—had been revealed, aside from information gathered through anthropological research. However, according to a study released on June 22, Ava was between 18 and 22 years old at the time of her death. Based on the size of her surviving bones, researchers estimate her height was approximately 1.71 meters (5 feet 7 inches).
Considering the artifacts discovered in her grave, it is believed that she may have belonged to the “Bell Beaker” culture. This civilization, widespread in Europe at the time, is best known for a distinctive type of drinking vessel.
Now, a new reconstruction created by experts has unveiled the possible face of this enigmatic woman.
To build the 3D image, specialists relied on CT scans of Ava’s 3,800-year-old skull. Earlier studies in 2016 suggested she had fair skin, blonde hair, and blue eyes. Yet, subsequent research in 2018, based on DNA analysis, offered a different conclusion: Ava most likely had brown eyes, dark hair, and a complexion darker than that of modern-day Scots.
