What Did Mummies Look Like in Real Life? Researchers Use DNA Data to Find Out

Researchers have now been able to reconstruct the faces of three men who lived in Egypt more than 2,000 years ago. Based on the DNA data extracted from their mummified remains, the researchers have...

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