3 Egyptian mummy faces revealed in stunning reconstruction

[Judi Lynn]

By Mindy Weisberger 1 day ago

A forensic artist created the 3D reconstructions based on genetic data.



Forensic reconstruction of the mummies JK2911, JK2134 and JK2888. (Image credit: Parabon NanoLabs)

The faces of three men who lived in ancient Egypt more than 2,000 years ago have been brought back to life. Digital reconstructions depict the men at age 25, based on DNA data extracted from their mummified remains.

The mummies came from Abusir el-Meleq, an ancient Egyptian city on a floodplain to the south of Cairo, and they were buried between 1380 B.C. and A.D. 425. Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History in Tübingen, Germany, sequenced the mummies' DNA in 2017; it was the first successful reconstruction of an ancient Egyptian mummy's genome, Live Science reported at the time.

And now, researchers at Parabon NanoLabs, a DNA technology company in Reston, Virginia, have used that genetic data to create 3D models of the mummies' faces through a process called forensic DNA phenotyping, which uses genetic analysis to predict the shape of facial features and other aspects of a person's physical appearance.

"This is the first time comprehensive DNA phenotyping has been performed on human DNA of this age," Parabon representatives said in a statement. Parabon revealed the mummies' faces on Sept. 15 at the 32nd International Symposium on Human Identification in Orlando, Florida.

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Each head cries out for a jaunty chapeau:











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[Croney]

1. They look so...modern. It's the hair maybe.

But what do I know? Nothing.

[mopinko]

3. yeah, they could have put some period hair on there.

would be fun to see them in the full period attire.

[Me.]

6. They Usually Shaved Their Heads/Wore Wigs

[Polly Hennessey]

2. They look modern and gorgeous.

[Chainfire]

7. Yea, well, who is going to verify the artist's conception. I am old and I can't remember

what they really looked like...

[Duppers]

9. My thoughts too.

TY.

[getagrip_already]

4. but, but, but, they were all white in the movies!

How dare science contradict the likes of charlton heston! Don't you DARE teach this in schools.

Harumph. Fake science. CRT!!!! Yeah, that's it!

[lillypaddle]

5. Is something wrong with me?

My first thought was that the mummy on the far right is the cutest.

[Tetrachloride]

8. Egyptian men rarely wear hats these days. Exceptions are

are uniformed military and police. Berets and a peaked baseball cap depending on the type of person.

Plainclothes police do not.

Turbans are seen among traditionalists.