A reconstruction of the environment that the Margaux woman once inhabited in what is now Belgium's Meuse Valley region. She lived around 10,500 years ago, during the Mesolithic period. (Image credit: ©2025 Kennis en Kennis)

Scientists Reconstruct Blue-Eyed Hunter-Gatherer Who Lived 10,500 Years Ago

A woman’s remains discovered decades ago in a Belgian cave have finally received a face, a name, and recognition for challenging what researchers thought they knew about ancient Europeans. Mos’anne lived roughly 10,500 years ago along the Meuse River, hunting and gathering during a time when ice sheets had retreated but farming hadn’t yet arrived.