Facial Approximation based on Shanidar 1, a Zagrosian Neanderthal man from northern Iraq, depicted as he might have appeared before the injury that left him crippled on his right side, as well as in modern attire in reference to the famous "Subway test".
Facial Approximation based on Gibraltar 1, a Neanderthal woman found in the Forbes' Quarry, Gibraltar, at the southern tip of the Iberian Peninsula, dated to approximately 57kya.
Facial Approximation based on La Chapelle-aux-Saints 1, a Neanderthal man discovered in Corrèze, France, dated to approximately 47-60kya, depicted as he may have appeared when he was younger and in good health.
@mossacannibalis
It really shouldn't be, but people are people and the topic is vaguely adjacent to shit really crazy people are obsessed with.
Which is a shame, because I really love hominids. Well, mostly just hominins, but most people don't know the difference.
Continuing my experiments in ape/human hybridization, the occasional result far more resembles a human, though possessing distinct simian features that create a superficial resemblance to archaic hominins.
April 1st has come and gone, and it is time we showed our hand.
The skull at the base of this reconstruction was produced by an early experiment in using AI to 'sketch out' missing portions of fossil craniums with likely matches, applied to a Vrykul skull from World of Warcraft.
Facial reconstruction of a Vrykul from The Waking Halls, Gjalerbron, Howling Fjord. The skull was found by the Explorer's League and the recon. commissioned by Brann B.
the skull features enormous dimensions, a (relatively) narrow face, and prominent brow ridge and mandible.
@prooooff
This quote.
"If he could be reincarnated and placed in a New York subway—provided that he were bathed, shaved, and dressed in modern clothing—it is doubtful whether he would attract any more attention than some of its other denizens."
@kunley_drukpa
@Paracelsus1092
We've actually found genetic evidence for a difference in the stiffness of their larynx vs Sapiens, which would result in a higher frequency voice. So, more accurate than you might expect.
@werty81180
@NatSciChannel
@harrison_duran
Deliberately antagonizing people like that would lead them to think you're disconnected from matters that concern them and their livelihoods, doing whatever you want because it's not your backyard they'll be dumped in, etc.
Education and actual data is the better route.
@Plasmili0
To be fair, a lot of villains are idealistic villains. I wouldn't be surprised if wannabe heroes would turn out far more dangerous than deliberate villains.
An ANE test I rather liked. I make absolutely no claims as to accuracy of appearance. My current model work is barely predictable, though I am figuring out how to refine it further.
@MacnabMalcolm
For that profile, the flesh over his mouth would have to be paper thin, his jaw would have to be dislocated, his nose shaved down, and his skull shortened. Even if I stretched flesh from his brow to his nose, it would not look like your image.
@lastbilslasse
I'd say it's closer to 50%. I'm a total amateur at this, but there's a lot you can tell just from the bone. The thing is, you can tweak that in all sorts of directions to give it almost any impression you want. A lot try to make them closely resemble modern Europeans.
@MiroCyo
Oh, I remember this case. Some people dug up her skeleton, and, well, it was so obviously an African woman's skull that they shouldn't have needed DNA to end the story right there.
@_ograndebatata
@Coolio_Art
Yes, it was a deliberate choice to word it in the same hyperbolic fashion as the infamous pop-sci chicken quote that gets passed around everywhere.
@Jou1ou
@vivafalastin
That's not really it. It's more about political correctness in the most actual sense. Criticizing Israel would have him labeled as an antisemite, and that's inconvenient for his career.
It shouldn't be a surprise to anyone that politicians are essentially soulless hypocrites.
Apemen, a regrettable necessity of life. More seriously, I've generated some bad data that needs replacing and it's going to take awhile to purge it properly.
Trying something a little more archaic East Asian this time. I make zero claims to accuracy, these are not reconstructions, nor reflections of any specific populations.
@SiebenAdam
@Sulkalmakh
There's no clear evidence in regard to neanderthal pigmentation. The same evidence that would paint early modern Europeans as dark does the same for Neanderthals. Even the supposed neanderthal "red hair gene" is primarily found in Taiwanese aboriginals, who are dark-haired.
@QuokkaSmiles87
@Coolio_Art
As an evolution fan since my early childhood, though hominins were my chief focus, that claim always annoyed me. It's technically true in a way that doesn't at all mean what it sounds like it does.
@DucDeVinny
I'm honestly not sure why people have such problems with large noses. There are faces that are poorly proportioned, but that's about how everything fits together. Not simply the nose being large.
@JonathanJagmin
@archeohistories
This is what people mean when they say "race is a social construct". A "brown" person from the middle east won't necessarily look much different from a "white" Southern European.
@fakehistoryhunt
@CultureCrave
@InsiderGamingIG
Considering it almost certainly involves slaying demons and might not even take place on Earth, this is likely more "fictional" history than "fake", and so likely outside your purview. It might even depict a genuine, if fictional, dark age.
@Coolio_Art
I know, it's awful, isn't it? If something like bigfoot ever existed, it'd be a hominin. Maybe a large descendant of Paranthropus that migrated OoA. They're often even depicted with a human-like nose.
@ElectronicFart0
@Sulkalmakh
@nrken19
Light eyes were very common in the Western Hunter Gatherers. And this one is a Scandanavian Hunter Gatherer, who actually got quite pale.
@middle_blonde
@Paracelsus1092
The random mutations that kill you too fast get weeded out of the gene pool, though. Because they kill you. That leaves the random mutations that don't kill you.
Trying out a new generation method to see if I can milk out some consistency. It kind of works, but not sufficiently, as of yet. Maybe one day there will be enough for consistent neanderthaloids.
@WAAAAAA12121
@mossacannibalis
The picture is relevant, when you've seen people claim things like the Chinese were all black until albinos invaded and mixed with them recently.
I know how far this kind of thing goes.
@Coolio_Art
@jutyrannus
There's actually no evidence that they were pale at all. They certainly aren't the source of any of the major known pigment reducing genes, though they carried some lesser known ones. Even the "red hair gene" is something of a pop-sci clickbait inspired myth.
@AchaiosII
@Sulkalmakh
He's got close relations to the Ancient North Eurasians, who ties to both Amerindians and Europeans. Sort of a cousin to modern European populations, and a major contributor to Amerindians with South American populations having the most. Latinos tend to be a mix of these two.
Honestly, sometimes I just want someone to talk at me about cave men. Is there anything new that's slipped my gaze, or just some fresh new crackpot theory?
That's all I really want for Christmas.
@BaryonyxWalker1
I just like the creativity and art. As long as the end result is cool and interesting, I like it.
Unless it's some shit about Bigfoot being a Gigantopithecus descendant, or anything other than a split branch of hominin, because let's not be stupid.
@WAAAAAA12121
@mossacannibalis
The issue is that it's not real and basically the equivalent of that white Pharaoh meme. I've seen how far this shit goes, and it's not pleasant.
It's going to be awhile before I can make these consistently, much less translate the data to women. Nonetheless, this is a good step forward that might already prove a worthwhile visual aid.