Chinese researchers have digitally reconstructed the face of a man from the Hongshan culture who lived during the Neolithic Age, offering modern audiences a glance at life over 5,000 years ago.

“It is the first reconstruction based on an actual Hongshan ancestor’s skull,” said Li Haibo, deputy director of the Liaoning provincial institute of cultural relics and archaeology. “The reconstructed face can be considered the closest to reality achieved to date.”