A team of archaeologists and academics in the fields of forensic science and modelmaking working under the umbrella of the Royal Commission for AlUla (RCU) has, for what is believed to be the first time ever, reconstructed the face of an ancient woman, a member of the fascinating Nabataean civilisation.The Nabataean woman is known as 'Hinat' and is thought to have been a prominent woman who died around the first century BCE and lain for over 2,000 years in a Hegra tomb in Saudi Arabia.

A team of archaeologists and academics in the fields of forensic science and modelmaking working under the umbrella of the Royal Commission for AlUla (RCU) has, for what is believed to be the first time ever, reconstructed the face of an ancient woman, a member of the fascinating Nabataean civilisation.The Nabataean woman is known as 'Hinat' and is thought to have been a prominent woman who died around the first century BCE and lain for over 2,000 years in a Hegra tomb in Saudi Arabia.