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Swedish sculptor and archaeologist Oscar Nilsson creates a hand-sculpt series of historical people’s faces. Nilsson uses excavated bones as a reference to create facial sculptures of people who lived thousands of years ago. Each fascinating artwork displays an insight into how people looked at the time.
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Huarmey Queen
Adelasius Elbachus, VIII century AD
Estrid Sigfastsdotter, XI century AD
A young woman who lived during the Stone Age about 5,500 years ago
British man from the Saxon era
Birger Jarl, ruler of Sweden from 1248 until his death on October 1, 1266
Neanderthal woman
Swedish viking, XI century
British man from the Iron Age
A teenage girl from the Mesolithic era
Woman of Romano-British descent
A man who lived about 3,700 years ago during the Bronze Age
Medievil man, 1470-1630
