In 1907, the remains of a teenage boy who lived over 8300 years ago were discovered in a Mesolithic cave used by hunter-gatherers, located in Randaberg on the west coast of Norway. The fascinating reconstruction of the boy by Swedish forensic artist Oscar Nilsson has recently been unveiled at the Hå Gamle Prestegard Museum. Using a novel reconstruction technique based on Artificial Intelligence, this work has breathed new life into the 15-year-old (named Vistegutten, or “the boy from Viste”) and also provided a glimpse into the life of a Stone Age teenager, whose skeleton is on display at the Archaeological Museum in Stavanger.
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