Browns Valley Facial Reconstruction
Bruce Thomas, a visiting assistant professor in the Department of Art and Art History at Hamline, is working on a facial reconstruction of the Browns Valley Man. Bruce is collaborating in this project with Barbara O’Connell, chair of the Anthropology Department.
At about 9000 years old, the Browns Valley site is one of the oldest burials in North America. Barbara assisted with the repatriation and reburial of this individual in 1997. Bruce is working with a cast made of the skull prior to reburial. This collaboration of art and science is going to give us a new look at a very old face. I plan to post updates as this project progresses.
