What is the scientific purpose of those facial reconstructions of people that lived tens of thousands of years ago?

Question

As far as I can tell, the reconstructions are based on complex factors from the skull and any other available skeletal and biological evidence. But there’s no real way to check it. So, is there some genuine scientific purpose for it?

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Answer 1

It gets attention for more funding. Most archeological studies need outside funding, none of it is actually profitable