Meet Hinat, a Nabataean woman who lived 2,000 years ago in what is now Saudi Arabia

Researchers in Saudi Arabia have unveiled the facial approximation of a Nabataean woman whose remains were buried among 80 skeletons inside a 2,000-year-old tomb in Hegra, a UNESCO World Heritage site located in the ancient city of AlUla.
Archaeologists unearthed the woman's skeleton in 2015 and named her Hinat based on an inscription about the deceased carved into the tomb's façade. Further analysis of the skeleton revealed that she lived until she was 40 to 50 years old; stood about 5 feet, 3 inches (1.6 meters) tall; and was of "medium social status" based on her burial, according to National Geographic(opens in new tab).

For the facial reconstruction, an international team of experts tapped into their combined knowledge of forensics and paleopathology (the study of disease in ancient people) and used computerized tomography (CT scans) and a 3D printer to create a silicone approximation of a woman with dark features, with her hair partially covered in a scarf.