Neanderthal woman's face brought to life in stunning reconstruction

A Neanderthal woman's face, reconstructed from a skull found in Shanidar Cave, Iraq, has been brought to life using advanced 3D-printing techniques. This face, belonging to an individual named Shanidar Z, who lived around 75,000 years ago, is featured in the Netflix documentary "Secrets of the Neanderthals."

The reconstruction reveals a wise-looking woman with dark, flowing hair, challenging the stark differences previously thought to exist between Neanderthal and modern human facial features. This discovery, detailed by paleoanthropologist Emma Pomeroy, highlights the close relationship and interbreeding between Neanderthals and Homo sapiens, which still influences human genetics today.