Scientists reconstruct the face of 'angry' Mesolithic girl

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The teenager with the 9,000-year-old scowl: Scientists reconstruct the face of 'angry' Mesolithic girl to reveal that men AND women looked more masculine in stone age
Researchers reconstructed face of teenager who lived during the Mesolithic era
The angry-looking girl reveals people of the time had more masculine features
Avgi, also known as Dawn, is now on display at the Acropolis Museum in Athens
By Reuters and Cheyenne Macdonald For Dailymail.com
PUBLISHED: 14:32 GMT, 23 January 2018 | UPDATED: 00:00 GMT, 24 January 2018

The last time anyone looked on Dawn's face was 9,000 years ago.

Now the teenager can be seen again, after scientists reconstructed her face to show what people looked like in the Mesolithic period, around 7,000 BC.

And, according to the experts, this included more 'masculine features' – for both men and women.

It's thought that Dawn (known as Avgi, in Greek) was around 15-18 years old when she died.


The last time anyone looked on Avgi’s face was 9,000 years ago. Now the teenager can be seen again, after scientists reconstructed her face to show what people looked like in the Mesolithic period, around 7,000 BC

'Avgi has very unique, not especially female, skull and features,' Swedish archaeologist and sculptor Oscar Nilsson explained, according to National Geographic.

The sculptor has previously brought several ancient humans back to 'life' through stunning reconstructions, including an 11-year-old Athenian girl named Myrtis.

But, unlike Myrtis, some of Avgi’s features are strikingly different than those common today.
'Having reconstructed a lot of Stone Age women and men, I think some facial features seem to have disappeared or "smoothed out" with time,' Nilsson said.

'In general, we look less masculine, both men and women, today.'




[b]It's thought that Dawn (known as Avgi, in Greek) was around 15-18 years old when she died. And, as the expert's note, some of Dawn's features are strikingly different than those common today[/img]


Dawn is on display at the Acropolis Museum in Athens. Asked why she looked angry, orthodontics professor Manolis Papagrikorakis, who created a silicone reconstruction of her face, joked: 'It's not possible for her not to be angry during such an era'

The incredible new reconstruction was unveiled at the Acropolis Museum on Friday, by a team of researchers from the University of Athens.

But, as some have noted, 'Dawn' doesn't look very happy.

She has a protruding jaw, thought to be caused by chewing on animal skin to make it into soft leather - a common practice among people of that era - and a scowling expression.

Scientists have reconstructed the face of a Mesolithic teenager, ‘Dawn,’ to show what people looked like around the year 7,000 BC.

To do this, researchers took CT scans of the skull, which was discovered back in 1993 at Teopetra cave, according to National Geographic.

Then, they used a 3D printer to make an exact replica based on the real measurements.
Sculptor Oscar Nilsson then affixed pegs along the face, to show how thick her flesh was in certain regions, and map out the different features.

The process incorporates data from the skull along with information about the general population in the region at the time she was alive.

The incredible new reconstruction was unveiled at the Acropolis Museum on Friday, by a team of researchers from the University of Athens.


Scientists have reconstructed the face of a Mesolithic teenager, ‘Dawn,’ to show what people looked like around the year 7,000 BC. The researchers took CT scans of the skull discovered in a Greek cave, and 3D printed an exact replica

Dawn was possibly anemic and may have suffered from scurvy, the researchers said.
Evidence also pointed to hip and joint problems, which may have made it difficult for her to move and may have contributed to her death.
An analysis of her bones and teeth has helped researchers pinpoint around how old she was when she died, with the evidence suggesting she was aged between 15 and 18.


The incredible new reconstruction was unveiled at the Acropolis Museum on Friday, by a team of researchers from the University of Athens. But, as some have noted, 'Dawn' doesn't look very happy

Discovered in a cave in 1993, the girl was named Avgi - Greek for Dawn - because she lived during what is considered to be the dawn of civilization.
Theopetra Cave, in the Thessaly region, was first inhabited about 100,000 years ago, according to the Culture Ministry.
Stone tools from the Palaeolithic, Mesolithic and Neolithic periods have been discovered, as well as pottery from the Neolithic period.
Dawn is on display at the Acropolis Museum in Athens.

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Her face does look very familiar. I have seen women like her. Especially some old women living in the villages in the 50s looked like her when they were young.

Yes she looks masculine but not that awfully masculine like the reconstruction of that Mycenean warrior who doesn’t look Greek at all.

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to reveal that men AND women looked more masculine in stone age

Wow this is such a sensational breakthrough.I mean who would have ever thought.

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Her face does look very familiar. I have seen women like her. Especially some old women living in the villages in the 50s looked like her when they were young.

Yes she looks masculine but not that awfully masculine like the reconstruction of that Mycenean warrior who doesn’t look Greek at all.

Can you show me / point me to that reconstructed Mycenean Warrior, maybe he is Serb

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Can you show me / point me to that reconstructed Mycenean Warrior, maybe he is Serb

Μycenean warrior

and this is the face of a wealthy Roman citizen who lived in South Wales:
He died 200 AD

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Μycenean warrior

and this is the face of a wealthy Roman who lived South of Wales:

The first one as you said is way off...

second one can pass on Balkans easily.

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This is reconstruction of a girl from 40,000 years ago. She is called Denisovan, close cousin to Neanderthals. She lived in South East Asia..

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Reconstruction of a Mesolithic Swedish woman:

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Loschbour Man, from the Mesolithic of Luxemburg

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Sexual dimorphism is relatively new in the grand scheme of humanity.