Scientists reconstruct 35,000 year old face - study

The skeleton, per the scientific report, was discovered in 1980 in the Nile Valley in Egypt.

Brazilian scientists recently completed an updated analysis of an ancient Egyptian skeleton and were able to determine, with a considerable degree of certainty, what the individual looked like in life. 

Archaeologist Moacir Elias Santos, and 3D designer Cícero Moraes used the skeletal remains to recreate a digital image of the 35,000-year-old man, who has been given the name Nazlet Khater 2 (NK2) after the name of the archaeological site.

The skeleton, per the scientific report, was discovered in 1980 in the Nile Valley in Egypt. NK2 was buried alongside a stone axe, which was easier to date than the bones themselves, although dating tests were eventually done on the teeth. NK2 was, according to researchers' best estimates, 17-20 years old at the time of his death tens of thousands of years ago. 

What do we know about NK2?

NK2 was male and 161-165cm tall. The bones in his legs were somewhat bent and he had lesions in his vertebrae, indicating a life of hard physical labor, possibly mining.