What Famous Historical Figures Actually Looked Like

Published on 03/10/2020
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What A Beachy Head Lady Really Looked Like

Experts initially thought that Beachy Head Lady was a European Roman who live in the 3rd century, but when after examining her again, they realized that she was actually a sub-Saharan African that had lived in the UK’s Eastbourne area. Heritage Officer Jo Seaman revealed, “Whether that means that she’s the first generation, we don’t know. She could possibly have been born in Africa and brought over here at a very young age, but it’s just as likely that she was born here.”

What A Beachy Head Lady Really Looked Like

What A Beachy Head Lady Really Looked Like

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Early Neolithic Stonehenge Man

This is a facial reconstruction that centered around a skeleton of an adult male excavated in 1863. It was found in Winterbourne Stoke, Wiltshire. By using skeletal analysis, the man, who was about 40 years old, can be dated back 5,500 years. He lived approximately 500 years before the first Stonehenge monument was built.

Early Neolithic Stonehenge Man

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