Deciphering the bundle of strange heads from the face of the dead 3700 before

Scientists recreated the face of an 18-year-old farmer who died 3,700 years ago in the Scottish highlands and discovered strange strait customs.

Known as Ava, this girl lived during the Bronze Age and was portrayed under a two-dimensional image. The girl's death was a mystery with an irregular shaped skull, which some thought was deliberately bundled.

Using facial regeneration techniques, experts used skulls found in the Achavanich beach at the 1987 Caithness (UK) to match the girl's face and skin.

"Ava" is Achavanich 's acronym. This is part of a two-year project of archaeologist Maya Hoole. During the study, Ms. Hoole and her team determined that this girl was a prehistoric person living in Europe, also known as a Beaker.

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The person who recreated Ava from the skull found in Achavanich was Hew Morrison - a forensic specialist.

This group of people settled in England around 2,500 BC and brought metal, wheels, and culture to reduce politics into this country.

The ancient people of this period were also known for their short and round skull shapes - like Ava's irregular and uneven shape. This is quite obvious although her lower jaw has been lost.

Ms. Maya Hoole said: "Studies conducted so far show that this is a young girl, aged 18 to 22, who is likely to be a member of a large community of livestock farmers and She is buried in Northern Scotland at Achavanich - the center of Caithness. We now know very little about her life. "

"This is one of the reasons I set up this research project that has explored more about the girl. I hope that the research results will tell us more about girls, as well as social conditions. and the environment she used to live in, "said Hoole.

The person behind Ava's face reconstruction work is Hew Morrison - a forensic expert."Reconstruction in two-dimensional space causes little impact and minimizes the risk of damage to the skull - which is very important for archeology , " Morrison replied to Daily Mail.

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Ava passed 3.700 years ago but the face has been recreated under a two-dimensional image.

To begin recreating Ava, Morrison made an anthropological / pathological assessment of the skull to determine the age, gender and origin of the individual. Then the image of the skull is taken from different angles and loaded onto the computer. Morrison said: "Before adding the muscles to the skull, I will take the necessary measurements to determine the size of the eyes, nose and mouth and mark these points. The enamel determines the size of the skull. The lips and position of the teeth will determine the width of the mouth ".

He also added: "Reproduction is important, because it helps people see a specific individual, not just a collection of inanimate specimens like bones and fossil patterns."