Ancient Remains of Peruvian Female Leader Transformed Into 3D-Printed Replica

Jul 6 2017

Ancient Remains of Peruvian Female Leader Transformed Into 3D-Printed ReplicaPeru has unveiled a replica of an ancient female ruler of the country, reconstructed using 3D printing technology and based on her mummified remains. Peru's culture ministry revealed the face Monday, alongside a replica of her mummy, and said they hoped it would allow Peruvians to feel a sense of their cultural history. “We now have the privilege of presenting the combination between future and past," the country’s culture minister Salvador del Solar said at the event in Peru’s capital of Lima introducing the Lady of Cao, as the woman is known, to the world.