The woman lived in Central Europe about 4,000 years ago.
Scientists have reconstructed the appearance of a rich woman who lived in the Bohemian region of Central Europe about 4,000 years ago. It was possible to do it thanks to the analysis of her skull and DNA, reports Live Science.
The woman was buried with five bronze bracelets, two gold earrings and a heavy necklace consisting of more than 400 amber beads. In addition, three bronze sewing needles were found in the tomb. The woman was a representative of the Unetic culture, which was widespread in Central Europe in the early Bronze Age. This culture is known for its metal objects, including axes, daggers, bracelets and necklaces made of twisted metal.
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As noted by Michal Erne from the Institute of Archeology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, it is unknown who the woman was, but it is clear that she was very rich. .
Radiocarbon dating of the cemetery where the woman's remains were found showed that she lived between 1880 and 1750 BC. The cemetery is located near the village of Mikulovice in the north of the Czech Republic. This area is known as Bohemia, because before the First World War it was part of the kingdom with that name. Valuable artifacts, including about 900 amber items, were found in the 27 burials found here.
According to Erne, amber was found in 40% of the burials. He also added that there is more burshit in this cemetery than in all the Unethian burials in Germany.
It is probable that amber was mined in the Baltic Sea, which indicates that the Unetic culture was part of a large trade network that existed in Europe at the time. Bronze items also indicate developed trade relations. They can be found all over the continent, but the raw materials for bronze, copper and tin are found in only a few regions. . Erne calls it a good coincidence that the richest tomb found the remains that were best suited for reconstruction.
In addition, the bones have survived well enough to preserve fragments of the woman's DNA. As a result, researchers found that her eyes were brown, her hair was dark, and her skin was light.
This is not the first time that scientists have been able to recreate the appearance of ancient people. So, last year, anthropologists created complex three-dimensional portraits of two women who lived in the Czech Republic about 4,000 years ago .
