Scientists recreated Heidelberg man’s face
- October 3, 2023
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Greek anthropologists have created a digital reconstruction of the appearance of Heidelberg man (Homo heidelbergensis) based on the skull discovered in 1960 in the Petralon Cave on the
Greek anthropologists have created a digital reconstruction of the appearance of Heidelberg man (Homo heidelbergensis) based on the skull discovered in 1960 in the Petralon Cave on the Halkidiki peninsula, an important paleoanthropological find in Europe.
Scientists from Democritus University of Thrace and Hellas Research and Technology Center used the Artec Spider 3D scanner to scan the skull of a Heidelberg man who lived approximately 150-250 thousand years ago.
Since the lower jaw was not preserved, the researchers used another find to recreate the jaw: the Mauer jaw, discovered in Germany more than a hundred years ago.
Digital reconstruction of facial anatomy and skin texture was developed in ZBrush (Pixologic). Facial features were approximated using methods based on anatomical and/or statistical data.
The Petralon skull face approach aims to disseminate scientific knowledge and improve public understanding of evolutionary science. A detailed description of the study was published in the Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports. Source
Source: Port Altele
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