Unusually documentary materials survive from the time of his death and evidence from his bones indicate he was from the south of England, that explains the thuggish looks I suppose. This turned out to be a man with the body of a professional rugby player, in his mid twenties and one who had suffered serious injuries in previous battles. ![]() ![]() A team from the University of Dundee (yes it does have a proper University) led by forensic anthropologist Professor Sue Black have put a face to one of the dead. Nine skeletons were discovered under the stones of what once was a royal chapel in the castle once long lost through many reconstructions over the years. ![]() ![]() This story interested me the other day, an archaeological reconstruction of a face from a skull discovered at Stirling Castle in 1997.
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