An assembly of archaeologists from the UK captivated the scientific community on Thursday with their unveiling of a facial reconstruction of a Neanderthal woman who lived 75,000 years ago. This revelation has spurred a reevaluation of Neanderthals’ image as uncouth and primitive beings.

A new Netflix documentary has recreated the face of a 75,000-year-old female Neanderthal whose flattened skull was discovered and rebuilt from hundreds of bone fragments by a team of archaeologists and conservators led by the University of Cambridge.

A Neanderthal was buried 75,000 years ago, and experts painstakingly pieced together what she looked like. The striking recreation is featured in a new Netflix documentary, “Secrets of the Neanderthals.

The facial reconstruction is based on the remains of a Neanderthal excavated from an iconic archaeological site.

A UK team of archaeologists on Thursday revealed the reconstructed face of a 75,000-year-old Neanderthal woman, as researchers reappraise the perception of the species as brutish and unsophisticated.

Archaeologists have reconstructed the features of Shanidar Z, whose skull was discovered in Iraqi Kurdistan New evidence is prompting scientists to reappraise the perception of the species as brutish and unsophisticated A UK team of archaeologists on Thursday revealed the reconstructed face of a 75,