Yahoo News Woman who died in Scotland 4,000 years ago 'was European migrant'
This is the face of an 18-year-old woman who lived in the Early Bronze Age in the north of Scotland, and whose remains were found during road works in 1987.
‘Ava’ – named after Achavanich in Caithness – was reconstructed using cutting-edge DNA analysis of her genome.
She died 4,250 years ago, and had brown eyes, dark hair and was lactose intolerant, researchers from the Natural History Museum and Harvard Medical School said.
She was descended from Beaker people, European migrants who arrived in Britain a few generations before Ava was born.
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Maya Hoole, archaeological researcher for the Achavanich Beaker Burial Project said, ‘ “I was amazed, absolutely amazed. It was really remarkable.
‘Archeologists rarely recover evidence that indicates hair, eye or skin colour but these new revolutionary techniques allow us to see prehistoric people like we never have before.
‘The revelation that her ancestors were recent European migrants is exciting, especially as we know that has no, or every few, genetic connections with the local Neolithic population who resided in Caithness before her.’
The reconstruction was created by forensic artist Hew Morrison, based on DNA data.
