A Scotch soldier who died in the 17th century has had his face reconstructed in groundbreaking research from the UK .
Scientists from Face Lab at Liverpool John Moores University and Durham University studied remains that were found back in 2013 , in a mass tomb of 30 people .
The bodies were rather unceremoniously tipped into the priming . It ’s thought they were soldier in the 1650Battle of Dunbar , when a Scottish USA was defeated by the English .
This was a brutal battle where thousands of soldiers marched 160 klick ( 100 miles ) from the South East of Scotland to Durham in North East England . About 3,000 were imprisoned in Durham Cathedral and Castle .
The researcher were able to put together the skull of one of these soldiers , stitching together the pieces to reconstruct it . Then they digitally scanned it , allowing them to pull strings the image using computer software .
guess the man ’s age to be between 18 and 25 , they were then able to build up his facial features and show what he look like . They were even able to detect a previously unidentified facial scrape .
“ This combines a 3D craniofacial delineation organisation with digital modeling software and facial and anatomical datasets , which can provide the most accurate and graphic picture of an array of fascinating archaeological and forensic art depictions , ” Professor Caroline Wilkinson from Face Lab said in astatement .
“ In this example , our collaborationism with Durham University enabled us to draw on scans and data point to make the most exact and natural image potential to enable a genuine glance into the past of this Scots soldier and how his life sentence had been lived . ”
This fussy soldier is know only as Skeleton 22 , and is depicted in wearing apparel typical of Scotch soldiers at the time – a low-spirited bonnet , brown jacket , and a shirt . His cadaver will be reburied close to where they were found , at Elvet Hill Road Cemetery in Durham City , once the research is consummate .
research worker were able to get a coup d’oeil into his past tense by analyzing the frame discover that he likely suffered periods of poor nutrition during puerility . They were even able to figure out out where he lived , somewhere in South West Scotland during the 1630s .
“ This information fuse with the digital facial reconstructive memory gives us a remarkable , and privileged , glimpse into this individual ’s yesteryear , ” Durham University Department of Archaeology Professor Chris Gerrard say in the affirmation
Face Lab has antecedently been responsible for reconstructions of other illustrious figures , including King Richard III – whose remains were find in acar parkin Leicester in 2013 .
