The death god, Mictlantecutli, is often depicted with a skull-like face in pre-Hispanic artefacts.

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Almost every bone in McCabe's face was broken, his skull fractured in several places and his nose nowhere close to where it belonged.

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Her hair was parted, plaited, and greased close to the skull, and she had a flat and quiet face.

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Along with the increase in brain size came a reduction in the size of the teeth and face along with other changes in the skull.

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However, Dr Reich points out, if humans and chimpanzees had undergone an initial separation at this time, it could account for why the skull has human-like features, including a relatively flat face without a protruding snout.

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They used CT scans and photographs of the skull, combined with a specialist computer programme, to reconstruct the king's face.

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The rehabilitation of Richard III moves ahead Tuesday when the Richard III Society unveils a "new" face for their hero based on facial reconstruction using the newly-found skull.

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