After 2,500 years the face of a Siberian princess is revealed

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http://www.sott.net/article/291892-After-2500-years-the-face-of-a-Siberian-princess-is-revealed

Amazing reconstruction, and the tattoos are interesting, too. You can see more tattos from a man buried nearby in this article, as well as more information: http://siberiantimes.com/culture/others/features/siberian-princess-reveals-her-2500-year-old-tattoos/

What stood out to me to briefly mention is the number pattern in the article:

The first replica face has been created of the famous tattooed Siberian princess found mummified and preserved after almost 2,500 years in permafrost.

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Thought to be about 25 years old when she died, she was found preserved in permafrost in the Altai Mountains at an altitude of about 2,500 metres, with two men also discovered nearby. Buried around her were six horses, saddled and bridled and said to have been her spiritual escorts to the next world, along with a meal of sheep and horse meat.

and maybe less relevant, but noticed as I re-skimmed the article:

Marcel, whose Twitter account features images of his reconstructions of Neanderthal man, said he believes the face is very accurate to how Princess Ukok actually looked. He said: 'With such a soft tissue reconstruction, purely based on the bone structure, we have achieved an accuracy of 75 per cent of the former appearance of the woman. The remaining 25 per cent was our interpretation since, for example, we were missing parts of the nasal bone and thus an accurate reconstruction was not possible.

All very approximate values, and maybe nothing significant, but I thought I'd point it out, FWIW.
 
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