This gentleman is an artist’s reconstruction of one of the Early Eurasians from the archaeological site of Kostenki-Borshchevo, in southern Russia. The remains were found in 1954.
Genome data seem to indicate that this people had a higher percentage of Neanderthal DNA than we have today – make what you will of that.
I was quite surprised, when I saw this image, because this guy is very very similar to a character in my novel – a character that appears in the final chapters, the ones I’m redrafting right now.
I already explained how important it is, for me, to have visual references – well, this visual reference appeared serendipitously on my PC on Sunday, and unlocked a scene I was having a hard time writing.
Karavansara 