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Pharaoh's 'handsome' face seen for first time in 3,200 years in reconstruction
The Mirror UK ^
| 29 Dec 2022
| Michael HavisSara Odeen-Isbister
Posted on 01/03/2023 3:06:51 AM PST by blueplum
The mummified remains of ancient Egypt's most powerful pharaoh have been used to reveal what he would have looked like at the height of his powers.
Ramessess II's "handsome" face can be seen for the first time in 3,200 years thanks to the new scientific reconstruction.
Using a 3D model of his skull to rebuild his features, scientists from Egypt and England initially worked together to create the pharaoh’s likeness when he died around 90 years old.
They then reversed the ageing process...
(Excerpt) Read more at mirror.co.uk ...
TOPICS: Chit/Chat; History
KEYWORDS: 19thdynasty; 26thdynasty; ancientautopsies; catastrophism; egypt; godsgravesglyphs; mummies; newkingdom; pharaoh; pharoah; ramessessii; ramsesii; ramsesthegreat; rhampsinitus
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To: blueplum
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posted on
01/03/2023 5:52:30 AM PST
by
Libloather
(Why do climate change hoax deniers live in mansions on the beach?)
To: Jewbacca
You know your history! They've even found his pyramid.
(Pictured here before all of the casing stones were scavenged.)
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posted on
01/03/2023 6:01:28 AM PST
by
Ezekiel
(🆘️ "Come fly with US". Ingenuity -- because the Son of David begins with Mars ♂️, aka every man)
To: blueplum
Ramesses II lived to be 90? I wonder what was his secret?
To: Tommy Revolts
Super beats and balance of nature. Plus getting a great night’s sleep on my pillows and Gaza cotton sheets
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posted on
01/03/2023 6:26:45 AM PST
by
Bob434
(question)
To: Bob434
I knew it...Egyptian cotton!
To: blueplum
Age45
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posted on
01/03/2023 6:35:23 AM PST
by
PIF
(They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
To: Tommy Revolts
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posted on
01/03/2023 6:36:28 AM PST
by
Bob434
(question)
To: blueplum
He doesn’t look handsome. I was looking for an Egyptian boy toy. LOL
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posted on
01/03/2023 6:38:16 AM PST
by
dforest
To: blueplum
What about King Rootin Tootin and Queen Hachi Tachi?
To: GreenLanternCorps
Why would you ever date outside the family?If your family tree has no branches, you might be an Egyptian Pharaoh.
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posted on
01/03/2023 7:05:06 AM PST
by
IYAS9YAS
(There are two kinds of people: Those who can extrapolate from incomplete data.)
To: PIF
Kinda has that if George-Bush-and-John-Kerry-had-an-offspring look to him.
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posted on
01/03/2023 7:10:28 AM PST
by
IYAS9YAS
(There are two kinds of people: Those who can extrapolate from incomplete data.)
To: IYAS9YAS
He looks like Barack Hussein Obama.
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posted on
01/03/2023 7:49:01 AM PST
by
ponygirl
(An Appeal to Heaven )
To: teeman8r
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posted on
01/03/2023 8:38:48 AM PST
by
Captain Rhino
(Determined effort today forges tomorrow.)
To: dforest
Looks sort of Jewish to me.
To: Forward the Light Brigade
Given he’s a leading candidate for the pharaoh of Exodus, that’s ironic.
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01/03/2023 9:17:32 AM PST
by
Jewbacca
(The residents of Iroquois territory may not determine whether Jews may live in Jerusalem.)
To: blueplum
I think that guy is wanted in Idaho.
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posted on
01/03/2023 11:09:49 AM PST
by
StAnDeliver
(Tanned, rested, and ready.)
To: blueplum
He looked like Abe Vigoda?
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01/03/2023 1:03:38 PM PST
by
higgmeister
(In the Shadow of The Big Chicken!)
To: PIF; StayAt HomeMother; Ernest_at_the_Beach; 1ofmanyfree; 21twelve; 24Karet; 2ndDivisionVet; ...
Thanks PIF for posting the pic.
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posted on
01/03/2023 2:05:41 PM PST
by
SunkenCiv
(Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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01/03/2023 2:08:57 PM PST
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SunkenCiv
(Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
To: 75thOVI; Abathar; agrace; aimhigh; Alice in Wonderland; AnalogReigns; AndrewC; aragorn; ...
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posted on
01/03/2023 2:09:27 PM PST
by
SunkenCiv
(Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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