Topic: digital reconstruction
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Million-Year-Old Skull Mystery: Is It a Denisovan?
The Yunxian 2 skull, discovered in China and dated between 600,000 and one million years old, has been digitally reconstructed, revealing features that align more closely with Denisovans or *Homo longi* rather than its initial *Homo erectus* classification. Its reconstruction shows remarkable sim...
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6 Science Breakthroughs You Might Have Missed
A digital reconstruction of the Shroud of Turin suggests it is a medieval creation, aligning more with a bas-relief than a real human form. Historical records, including a 1370s treatise, support the view that the shroud is a forgery, reinforcing its non-supernatural origin. Other recent scientif...
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Amazon-Backed AI Startup Creates Orson Welles Fan Fiction
An AI startup, Fable, backed by Amazon's Alexa Fund, is using generative technology to reconstruct the lost 43 minutes of Orson Welles' 1942 film *The Magnificent Ambersons*, raising both technical and ethical questions. The project has not secured rights from the Welles estate, drawing criticism...
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