Thursday, 07 April 2022 08:26

Genetic Anthropologists Reconstruct Skyrim Skeleton

Written by Pam K Ferdinand
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A team of researchers who focus on historical cranial reconstructions take a break from real life and recreate a Skyrim skeleton instead.

Genetic anthropologists study the links between ancient and modern-day humans, delving deeply into DNA and biology to understand evolutionary trends. One thing that these scientists do is reconstruct the skeletal remains of ancient peoples using skills from various fields — like art, osteology, and anatomy — to reveal what a person might have looked like when alive. Usually, this painstaking practice is carried out using real skulls, but recently a group of researchers decided to apply their techniques to reconstruct a skeleton from Bethesda’s The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim.

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