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in extraordinary detail. The latest: an influential 6th century emperor whose DNA has yielded insights into his appearance, health and ancestry.
In 1996, archaeologists excavated Emperor Wu’s scattered bones and nearly intact skull from a mausoleum in northwestern China. Years later, using the contours of that skull and DNA extracted from a limb, researchers from China have created a modern-day portrait of him. In a, they detail their findings and methods, including how they verified the reliability of the DNA .
The research team spent about six years studying the DNA, which contained information on physical traits such as hair and skin color. They combined that data with additional physical detailsApple Just Released A Major Upgrade For Samsung Galaxy Watch 6 Pixel Watch The digital reconstruction shows a heart-shaped face, brown eyes, black hair and intermediate to dark skin and high cheekbones. Emperor Wu was ethnically Xianbei, an ancient nomadic group that lived in what is currently Mongolia and northeastern China and played an active role in the country’s history for at least 7 centuries. The analysis showed Emperor Wu “had typical East or Northeast Asian facial characteristics,” according to a statement.
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