Scientists and archaeologists have reconstructed the real face of Chinese Emperor Wu of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, who lived 1,500 years ago. Using ancient DNA, they revealed intriguing details about the emperor's life and suggested he may have died from long-term ingestion of alchemical elixirs.
In a first, China reconstructed the likeness of an ancient emperor from 1,500 years ago by analyzing the DNA extracted from the bones of Emperor Wu (Yuwen Yong) of the Northern Zhou Dynasty (557–581), an #archaeology team announced on Thursday. https://t.co/3olXXW4diS
Using ancient #DNA, scientists reconstruct the appearance of a 6th century Chinese emperor. Read more in @CurrentBiology: https://t.co/uxdPyJdgmV #FudanUniversity Pianpian Wei, Shaoqing Wen, Li Jin #XiamenUniversity Chuan-Chao Wang https://t.co/BGu41NPLJW
Researchers have used DNA to reconstruct the face of a Chinese emperor and shed light on what might have caused his death ⬇️ Read more https://t.co/lFZqY6QsvQ
Ancient DNA reveals intriguing details about a sixth century Chinese emperor https://t.co/iCoHqj7imi
Scientists recreate the face of an ancient Chinese emperor https://t.co/YmPWWauz7x
An emperor from 1,500 years ago may have died from long-term ingestion of alchemical elixirs, archaeologists found. Additionally, for the first time, the appearance of an ancient emperor was reconstructed through technological #archaeology, as Chinese archaeologists revealed the… https://t.co/Net7TOwTm2
This paper has now been officially published: “Ancient genome of the Chinese Emperor Wu of Northern Zhou” https://t.co/hcqGxJZYxS
Face of Chinese emperor from 1,500 years ago revealed https://t.co/WIiArQ85wE
Scientists Reconstructed the Real Face of an Ancient Chinese Emperor https://t.co/CTCSPE8jR4