Neatorama » cleopatra http://www.neatorama.com The Neat Side of the Web Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:38:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 The Real Face of Cleopatra http://www.neatorama.com/2008/12/16/the-real-face-of-cleopatra/ http://www.neatorama.com/2008/12/16/the-real-face-of-cleopatra/#comments Tue, 16 Dec 2008 17:44:48 +0000 Miss Cellania http://www.neatorama.com/?p=21460

Egyptologists worked for over a year to produce a digital 3D recreation of the face of Cleopatra, using ancient artifacts combined with modern imaging technology. The result is a beautiful face of mixed ethnicity.

Dr Ashton, of Cambridge University, said the images, to be broadcast as part of a Five documentary on Cleopatra, reflect the monarch’s Greek heritage as well as her Egyptian upbringing.

‘She probably wasn’t just completely European. You’ve got to remember that her family had actually lived in Egypt for 300 years by the time she came to power.’

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