Scientists “Resurrected” A 16-Year-Old Korean Girl After She Was Buried Alive

It was a monumental task.

Scientists in South Korea “resurrected” a teenager.

Using modern technology, archaeologists were able to digitalize how a servant girl looked 1,500 years ago. The model is a five-foot tall, 16-year girl  who worked with a powerful family in the sixth century Gaya Kingdom (42-562).

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The model was created based on one of four excavated remains that were unearthed in 2006. Sculptor-anatomy specialist Kim Byung Ha and costume firm CELL spearheaded the project.

The teenager was found to have had a short jawbone, a rather wide face, and had a long neck. Her waistline was determined to be 21.5 inches and all this was reflected in their image.

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The director of the Gaya National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage told reporters in 2009 that it was “the first time” they were able to complete such a task. It was monumental achievement in the science side of South Korea.

We have excavated human bones on many occasions but it is the first time we created a full-scale model.

Kang Soon Hyung, Director of the Gaya National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage

Researchers believe the teenager met a grisly death, being buried alongside the family she served.

Source: Daily Mail

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