Scientists have ingeniously built a 3D digital reconstruction of a 'beautiful' 14th century woman and a cleric with a cleft palate - both of whom will talk to visitors at a book festival about life at Scotland's 'cradle of Christianity'.
The unknown woman, who died in her 20s and was placed on a bed of seashells, was found during vault renovations at the Whithorn Priory site in Dumfries and Galloway in the 1950s.
Using facial reconstruction and computer technology, experts from the University of Bradford have created a lifelike animation of the woman who will tell the story of the priory at an event at Wigtown Book Festival which opens today.
Medieval woman found in Scottish priory is 'brought back to life'
A bed of seashells?.....Maybe she was that watery tart the repressed go on about.
I'm shocked that they've assumed the skeleton's gender though....can't they get jail time for that?
The unknown woman, who died in her 20s and was placed on a bed of seashells, was found during vault renovations at the Whithorn Priory site in Dumfries and Galloway in the 1950s.
Using facial reconstruction and computer technology, experts from the University of Bradford have created a lifelike animation of the woman who will tell the story of the priory at an event at Wigtown Book Festival which opens today.
Medieval woman found in Scottish priory is 'brought back to life'
A bed of seashells?.....Maybe she was that watery tart the repressed go on about.
I'm shocked that they've assumed the skeleton's gender though....can't they get jail time for that?
