{
  "id": 13690964,
  "title": "Facing the past: 3D tech reconstructs face of man who lived 8,000 years ago",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/facing-the-past-3d-tech-reconstructs-face-of-man-who-lived-8-000",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-11T10:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/news/world/2026-10-11-facing-the-past-3d-tech-reconstructs-face-of-man-who-lived-8000-years-ago/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Using high-precision 3D facial reconstruction technology on remains from the Neolithic Jiahu site, researchers in China have unveiled a detailed sculpture of a 25-to-30-year-old man who lived over 8,000 years ago, providing a rare visual insight into the region's prehistoric inhabitants.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}