Scientists have reconstructed the external appearance of a Neanderthal woman, who was given the name Wilma, based on the skull bones. That was the name of the wife of the Neanderthal from the cartoon "The Flingstones" …
Artists and scientists have created the first model of a Neanderthal, which is based on ancient DNA evidence. The skull bones of the Wilma prototype are 43,000 years old … Supposedly, it was eaten by cannibals …
The remains that were analyzed by a team of scientists show that some Neanderthals may have had red hair, pale skin, and possibly freckles. This was the skull, on the basis of which the figure of the Neanderthal was recreated. An exact copy of the skeleton of Neanderthal women found in other graves was attached to the head.
Jamie Shreve, senior editor of National Geographic magazine, who oversaw the project, said: "For the first time, anthropologists have been able to go beyond the fossil record and show what the genes of an extinct human species look like in reality …"
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The artists have done a titanic job …
But how Vilma could have looked if modern cosmetologists and image-makers had also worked on her …
