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1,500-year-old girl is reconstructed [Gaya Kingdom, Korea]
Joongang Daily ^ | November 26, 2009 | Kim Hyung-eun

Posted on 12/01/2009 4:34:02 PM PST by SunkenCiv

She was probably 16 years old and had a wide, flat Asian face, a long neck and a slim figure. The girl died 1,500 years ago. But now she's reborn -- well, partially, at least. The restoration is the result of two years of interdisciplinary work that brought together experts in archaeology, forensic medicine, anatomy, genetics, chemistry and other fields -- a notable step forward in Korean archaeology. In December 2007, archaeologists discovered the complete remains of the girl and partial remains of three others in a tomb in Changnyeong County, South Gyeongsang... The work revealed that the four people -- two women and two men -- died in the early sixth century, either due to suffocation or poisoning. Their main diet had been rice, barley and beans as well as meat. The girl's age was estimated through an examination of her teeth. She apparently spent much time kneeled down and engaged in the repetitious task of cutting something with her teeth, according to the medical evaluation. She was wearing a golden earring and is believed to have been a maid, not a slave. 1,500-year-old girl is reconstructed

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TOPICS: History; Science; Travel
KEYWORDS: godsgravesglyphs; korea
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To: SunkenCiv

41 posted on 12/01/2009 7:12:49 PM PST by musicman (Until I see the REAL Long Form Vault BC, he's just "PRES__ENT" Obama = Without "ID")
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To: SunkenCiv
I did some time with MACV, as a radio slave, with the ROK’s in 1966. They are some big people much larger than the Vietnamese and have more prominent noses, I suspect some miscegenation in the early years.
42 posted on 12/01/2009 7:13:57 PM PST by Little Bill (Carol Che-Porter is a MOONBAT.)
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To: SunkenCiv
1,500-year-old girl is reconstructed

So.....Helen Thomas went to Korea for plastic surgery?

43 posted on 12/01/2009 7:39:33 PM PST by uglybiker (BACON!!)
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To: tbw2

Reeds for basketry seems to make the most sense. It doesn’t seem like thread would visibly wear down a young person’s teeth so much that it would be obvious after 1,500 years. But then, I have scissors ...


44 posted on 12/02/2009 4:57:01 AM PST by Tax-chick (Don't worry - the king cobra will save you!)
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To: SunkenCiv

The Bad news, she was taller and better fed than most of North Korea today.


45 posted on 12/02/2009 5:09:36 AM PST by usmcobra (Your chances of dying in bed are reduced by getting out of it, but most people still die in bed)
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:’)


46 posted on 12/02/2009 8:46:01 AM PST by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/__Since Jan 3, 2004__Profile updated Monday, January 12, 2009)
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