Monitoring Desk
ISLAMABAD/AL-‘ULA: Saudi Arabia has unveiled the reconstruction of a face of an ancient Nabataean woman after many years of work by archaeologists and historians.
The reconstruction, which is a first of its kind, has modeled on the remains of Hinat, a Nabataean woman who had discovered in 2015 in a 2,000-year-old tomb in Hegra, the archaeological site located in an ancient oasis city of Al-‘Ula, Saudi Arabia, CNN reported.
Funded by the Royal Commission for Al-‘Ula, Hinat’s reconstruction began in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2019.
The multidisciplinary team of experts rebuilt bone fragments in the tomb to reconstruct the image of her appearance using anthropological and archaeological information. The sculptor then used a 3D printer to bring her face to life.
Ancient Arab civilization
The Nabataeans were ancient Arab people who resided in northern Arabia and the Levant over 2,000 years ago. The ancient city of Petra, Jordanian had the capital of their kingdom, which became the vibrant and commercial global trading hub for spices, medicine, and fabric facilitated by the Nabataeans.
Starting on Monday, history buffs could get the opportunity to meet Hinat on display at the Hegra welcome center of Al-‘Ula.
Once a thriving hub for global trade and home to the Nabataeans, Hegra, the UNESCO World Heritage site, opened in 2020 as a tourist site.
