Forensic Artists Reconstruct Historical Faces (Some as Old as 30K Years)

British Neolithic Woman c. 5000 Years Ago

Royal Pavilion & Museums: Brighton & Hove

In order to create a representation of a face in history, a forensic artist starts with a 3D replica of the skull, scanned, printed, and then modeled by hand to mirror the bone structure based on the individual’s origin, gender and estimated age at death. This is how artists reconstructed the face of Whitehalk Woman, a 5,000 year old skeleton from Wales. She is believed to have died in childbirth due to the fetus found in her stomach.

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