Chinese scientists unveil visage of a 1,500-year-old ancient emperor using genome sequencing
Chinese scientists used advanced archaeological techniques to recreate the appearance of Emperor Wu of the Northern Zhou Dynasty (557-581) for the first time in China. The collaboration between Fudan University’s Institute for Archaeological Science and the Shaanxi Provincial Institute of Archaeology led the progress.
Emperor Wu, born in 543 AD, aimed to stabilize northern China but died young and was buried in Shaanxi Province. His tomb was discovered in 1993, as well as his skeletal remains.
Reconstructing appearance is difficult due to the need for intact skulls and quality genomic data. Researchers from Fudan University used specialized ancient DNA capture probes to extract about 1 million genetic loci from Yuwen Yong’s skeletal samples, allowing them to recreate his hair texture, skin tone, and eye color.
After six years of work, they successfully brought the emperor’s likeness to life.
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