MAKEOVER.It takes more than cosmetics to make a face for a 9,400-year-old skull. Sharon Long of Sparks, Nevada Sparks is a city in Washoe County, Nevada, United States. The population was 66,346 at the 2000 census. Estimates in 2006 place the population at around 90,000 due to rapid growth in areas such as Spanish Springs, Wingfield Springs, and D'Andrea. , combined her talents as sculptor and anthropologist (expert on human culture) to reconstruct re·con·struct tr.v. re·con·struct·ed, re·con·struct·ing, re·con·structs 1. To construct again; rebuild. 2. a face for the "Spirit Cave Man," among the oldest human skulls In humans, the adult skull is normally made up of 22 bones. Except for the mandible, all of the bones of the skull are joined together by sutures, synarthrodial (immovable) joints formed by bony ossification, with Sharpey's fibres permitting some flexibility. ever found in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. . Long started by molding the skull and creating a plaster cast. Then she inserted various-sized pegs--longer ones for thicker tissue around the mouth and shorter ones for the forehead. Next she added clay to fill in the flesh. When adding facial details, Long says, "I think of this person as being alive." Judging from her makeover, it's easy to see why. |
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