Neanderthal kid's skull reconstructed

In collaboration with Moscow State University in Russia, archaeologists from Jilin University recently released their findings on the reconstruction of a Neanderthal boy's skull using digital 3D portrait reconstruction technology, according to Xinhua News Agency.

The fossilized skull of the youngster, estimated to be between 8 and 9 years old, was discovered in southern Uzbekistan in 1938, according to the university's documentation.

It stated that the boy lived between 300,000 and 40,000 years ago.

According to Zhang Quanchao, the research leader at Jilin University, "Neanderthals, an extinct relative of modern humans, were formerly extensively scattered over Eurasia. Their fossils were initially found in the Neanderthal Valley in Germany."

One of the significant accomplishments of the first international joint archaeology laboratory created by Jilin University and Moscow State University is the kid, which marks the first digital three-dimensional restoration of a Neanderthal skull fossil.

The outcome, according to Zhang, "not only clearly depicts the facial morphology of ancient humans in Eurasia, but also offers a new technique to investigate and showcase the morphological traits of Neanderthals and their environmental adaptations."