Neanderthals lived across Europe ... up layers of fabricated muscle and skin to reveal Shanidar Z’s face. Pomeroy said the reconstruction helped “bridge that gap between anatomy and 75,000 ...

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This reconstruction set the scene for understanding Neanderthals for decades ... who sculpted a modern human face with a recognisable sensibility and expressions. This drive towards historical ...

Prof Chris Stringer, human evolution expert at the Museum, was happy to inform the creation of the reconstruction. 'The models are based on the very best scientific evidence we could put together.