Face of Ancient Queen Revealed for First Time

**cosmoo** · 01-21-2018, 07:08 PM

Originally Posted by mlukas

Generally good reconstruction, except teeth part. Judging from skull she looked like this

No, an overbite does not make lips appear thinner.

**Lucas** · 01-21-2018, 07:13 PM

Originally Posted by cosmoo

No, an overbite does not make lips appear thinner.

I completely forgot about lip thickness, true. What is important is convex upper lip (skin part) and of course protruding. Generally alveolar proghnatism in Amerindian and Asians is ugly.

With thicker lips:

**Lucas** · 01-21-2018, 07:18 PM

http://www.sciencephoto.com/media/643703/view

**cosmoo** · 01-21-2018, 07:31 PM

Originally Posted by mlukas

I completely forgot about lip thickness, true. What is important is convex upper lip (skin part) and of course protruding. Generally alveolar proghnatism in Amerindian and Asians is ugly.

With thicker lips:

It is not true alveolar prognathism, but an overbite (incisors not meeting edge-to-edge). It is a deformity which nearly all modern people have, caused by chewing food which is too soft. In her times it was rare, but since she was a noblewoman, it is reasonable that she ate softer food than general populace.