Old Dirt - New Thoughts » Bioarchaeology http://bhoffman.edublogs.org Archaeology Tue, 31 Mar 2009 00:25:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 en hourly 1 Browns Valley Facial Reconstruction http://bhoffman.edublogs.org/2006/08/18/browns-valley-facial-reconstruction/ http://bhoffman.edublogs.org/2006/08/18/browns-valley-facial-reconstruction/#comments Fri, 18 Aug 2006 17:03:50 +0000 Brian http://bhoffman.edublogs.org/2006/08/18/browns-valley-facial-reconstruction/ Bruce Thomas working on Browns Valley cast   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.

 

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