Once and Future Face

Moche Earplugs     (Photo by Pattych)

We are now able to gaze into the eyes of one who lived way before the advent of photography.

Futuristic technology combined with a well-preserved mummy has allowed scientists “to reconstruct the face of a powerful ancient female leader using 3D printing.”

Native to what is now Peru, this Moche matriarch died in her mid-twenties, possibly of childbirth

complications. Her 1700-year-old remains were discovered within a pyramid near Trujillo.

Known as “The Lady of Cao,” she was buried along with “a crown… gold and copper items… two massive war clubs and 23 spear throwers.”    

Resources

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/face-of-mummified-leader-reconstructed/ar-BBDM8ts?OCID=ansmsnnews11 

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