Facial reconstructions of Berel ancient inhabitants published
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Scientific facial reconstructions of a man and a woman buried over 2,000 years ago of the Berel burial mound in Kazakhstan, have revealed, El.kz reports.
Two individuals from one burial mound
The finds belong to Pazyryk Scythian man and the woman who were buried in the same kurgan and were accompanied by rich grave goods, indicating their high social status.
The man’s age at death is estimated from 30 to 55 years, while the woman’s is between 18 and 25 years. Despite being buried together, they differed noticeably in anthropological terms.
Different features, shared space
According to craniological studies, the man displayed a mixed morphological type, with a predominance of Caucasoid features alongside East Asian traits. Such characteristics are typical for the local Pazyryk elite
The woman had more East Eurasian features. Researchers note that such anthropological types are found in both common and elite burials, which reflects the complexity of social structure in Pazyryk society.
Evidence of postmortem changes
The male skull exhibits an irregular trepanation site, caused by a strong blow and later by a sharp instrument.
A large rectangular defect along with a separately removed fragment was observed in the female skull. Researchers attribute this to postmortem ritual actions.
Craniometric data confirm differences between the buried individuals. The man shows large parameters for cranial length and breadth, as well as cheekbone width. In the woman, similar parameters are classified as large but display different proportional relationships.
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