New Reconstruction Reveals What Humans Looked Like 9,500 Years Ago

Unearthed decades ago near Jerusalem, the skull offers a glimpse into one of history's first human civilizations.

Researchers at the British Museum have used an ancient skull to reconstruct what the human face looked like 9,500 years ago.

Working from a skull uncovered in Jericho — in the modern-day West Bank — the museum used digital scanning and facial reconstruction technology to create a 3D rendering of the deceased’s head.

Unearthed six decades ago by British archaeologist Kathleen Kenyon, the 9,500-year-old skull was ritually buried with seashells over the eye sockets and layers of plaster covering the face to form a mask, all for reasons that remain a mystery.

Today, more than six decades later, the British Museum has revealed what this man looked like when he was alive. Further