Scientists have reconstructed the face of a wealthy woman who lived in the Bohemia region of Central Europe about 4,000 years ago. It was possible to do this thanks to the analysis of her skull and DNA, according to Live Science..

The woman was buried with five bronze bracelets, two gold earrings and a heavy necklace of over 400 amber beads.. In addition, three bronze sewing needles were found in the tomb.. The woman was a representative of the Unetice culture, which was common in Central Europe in the early Bronze Age. This culture is known for its metal objects, including axes, daggers, bracelets, and twisted metal necklaces..

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As Michal Erne from the Institute of Archeology of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic noted, it is not known who this woman was, but it is clear that she was very rich..

“This may be the richest female burial from the entire Unetice culture region,” said Erne..

Radiocarbon dating of the cemetery where the remains of the woman were found showed that she lived between 1880 and 1750 BC. The cemetery is located near the village of Mikulovice in the north of the Czech Republic.. The area is known as Bohemia because it was part of the kingdom of that name until the First World War.. In 27 graves discovered here, valuable artifacts were found, including approximately 900 items made of amber..

According to Erne, amber products were found in 40% of burials.. He also added that there is more amber in this cemetery alone than in all Unetice burials in Germany..

It is likely that amber was mined in the Baltic Sea, which indicates that the representatives of the Unetice culture were part of an extensive trading network that existed in Europe at that time.. Bronze objects also indicate developed trade relations.. They can be found all over the continent, but the raw materials for making bronze, copper and tin are found only in a few regions..

Of all the remains found in the cemetery near Mikulovice, the woman with the amber necklace had the best preserved skull.. Erne says it's a lucky coincidence that the richest tomb was found to be the best-suited for reconstruction..

In addition, the bones were preserved well enough to preserve fragments of the woman's DNA.. Thanks to this, the researchers found that her eyes were brown, her hair was dark, and her skin was fair..

This is not the first time that scientists have been able to recreate the appearance of ancient people.. So, last year, anthropologists created complex three-dimensional portraits of two women who lived in the Czech Republic about 4,000 years ago..