Archaeologists used the skulls of a royal pair from Siberia, who died 2,600 years ago, to build 3D models using laser and imaging scans, but the project took several months due to the loss of half of the king's skull.
To attract the world's attention towards the duo, King Tutankhamun of Siberia was called, following the example of King Tutankhamun of Egypt, the Egyptian Pharaonic King, because his tomb, which was found with his sweetheart, contained a large collection of their possessions. They are all found around skeletal remains.
The siberian times reported that the woman was called a "queen" in the past, but some historians suspect that she was the king's favorite concubine and sacrificed her to accompany him to the afterlife, according to the Daily Mail, and only half of the skull was preserved, making the task more complicated. .
Significant difficulties were associated with restoring the facial section, unfortunately, less than half of the face was preserved and the important elements of the skull were lost to reconstruct. Therefore, restoring this skull took a long time, and every missing element was recovered based on the surrounding structures present, and the preserved lower jaw was of great importance during Restoration, thanks to which the destroyed area of the upper jaw was restored.
The burial mound, called Arzhan-2, was first discovered in 1997 in Tofa, in southern Siberia, and the remains of the couple were in a wooden room in the middle of the 262-foot-wide hill to hide from grave robbers, and the duo was buried with a group of treasures. Astonishing gold.
The age of the king is estimated to be between 40 and 45 years when he died, while the age of the woman is between 30 and 35 years, and scholars have suggested that both of them may have been about 2,600 years ago, "kings" of Siberia, according to the funerary dress encrusted with gold, and the king's clothes were supplied with thousands of statues. The young golden tiger, and the woman was carrying turquoise beads, badges, gold pins, a small golden cauldron, a gold bracelet and a bag containing cosmetics.
A total of 9,300 decorated gold pieces weighing 44 pounds (20k) were buried on the bodies of the couple, 33 other people and five children were discovered in the mound, who may have also been offered as sacrifices at the time of the king's death, as archaeologists discovered 14 horse stallions decorated with gold, bronze and iron inside Hill boundaries.
Tue, Jan. 19, 2021
