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  • See the oldest human ever found in Egypt in stunning new facial approximation

    04/12/2023 11:29:58 AM PDT · by SunkenCiv · 36 replies
    LiveScience ^ | published 9 days ago | Jennifer Nalewicki
    Using photogrammetry, researchers created two facial approximations of an ancient Egyptian man...In 1980, archaeologists unearthed the man's skeletal remains at Nazlet Khater 2, an archaeological site in Egypt's Nile Valley. Anthropological analysis revealed that the man was between 17 and 29 years old when he died, stood approximately 5 feet, 3 inches (160 centimeters) tall and was of African ancestry. The skeleton is the oldest example of Homo sapiens remains found in Egypt and one of the oldest in the world, according to a study(opens in new tab) published March 22.However, little else was known about him other than that...