What did Pharaohs look like? Lab recreates mummies’ faces using DNA
According to a new DNA-based predictive system, the three mummies from Abusir el-Meleq were around age 25, had light brown skin and dark eyes and hair.
The lid of the mummy’s coffin sports characteristic ancient Egyptian stylized facial features and informative hieroglyphics(photo credit: ELIE POSNER)ByROSSELLA TERCATIN