Saudi Arabia reconstructs face of ancient Nabataean woman

Updated : Feb 09, 2023 19:41
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After years of work, historians and archaologists have reconstructed the face of a Nabataean woman belonging to an an ancient Saudi Arabian civilization.

The Arabic nation has unveiled the face for public display, CNN reported.

The face reconstruction inspired by Nabataean woman Hinat started in the UK in 2019. 

Sculptors used a 3D printer to bring Hinat's face to life using anthropological and archaeological data recovered from a tomb, as per CNN.

Hinat's remains were discovered in 2015 in a 2,000 year old tomb in Hegra, which is an archaeological site.

Nabataean is an ancient Arab civilization that lived in northern Arabia and the Levant for more than 2,000 years. 

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