كشف وجوه مومياوات كولومبية بعد قرون من الغموض

In the Colombian Andes, death masks that covered mummies dating from the 13th to the 18th centuries were removed, revealing their faces for the first time in centuries.

Modern Technique Preserves the Past

A research team at Liverpool John Moores University used digital computed tomography to remove the masks without damaging the mummies and to analyze the skulls in detail.

Precise Reconstruction

The researchers reconstructed the facial features using modern anatomical data, focusing on colors and small details such as pores, wrinkles, and eyelashes to make the faces more lifelike.

History Comes to Life Again

The results were presented at the World Congress on Mummy Studies in Peru, where experts praised the artistic and research accuracy, making the faces of the deceased appear close and realistic as if they were from our world today.