A woman and a man who lived 700 years ago are reanimated: they will tell about life in the Middle Ag
5A woman and a man who lived 700 years ago are reanimated: they will tell about life in the Middle Ages
Scientists in Scotland have digitally animated a beautiful woman and a religious figure who lived 700 years ago.
The researchers scanned the skulls, reconstructed them in 3D, and added sound to them. Experts hope that being able to talk to people in the past will provide more insight into human life in the Middle Ages.
Scientists have digitally recreated a "beautiful" 14th-century woman and a cleric with a cleft palate, both of whom will talk about the Middle Ages to attendees at a book festival in Scotland.
The unidentified woman, who died in her 20s and was placed on a bed of seashells, was found during construction work at the Whithorn Priory site in Dumfries and Galloway in the 1950s.
TELL PEOPLE THEIR STORY
Using facial reconstruction and computer technology, experts from the University of Bradford have created a realistic animation of the woman who will tell her story at an event at the Wigtown Book Festival.
HOW WAS THE STUDY DONE?
National Museums of Scotland, Dr. As part of the work, led by Adrian Evans, he lent the skulls of three medieval people for 3D scanning. They were then digitally reconstructed and soundtracks added to bring them to life.
Anthropologist and forensic scientist Dr. Christopher Rynn said that the woman's skull had the most symmetrical head structure she had ever seen, and therefore she thought she had a very beautiful face at the time.
However, Rynn noted that the woman was buried in a stone coffin in the 1200s next to the tomb of Bishop Walter, who was bishop of Whithorn. The scientist stated that this situation shows that the woman has a high status. high status despite being very young.
The third skeleton of a man with a cleft palate was also found in a coffin nearby.
Commenting on the subject, expert Julia Muir Watt said, “The chance to talk to three people from centuries ago is an extraordinary way to help us understand our history and our ancestors. "This is how we can relate perfectly to who the people of the Middle Ages really were, to their daily lives and beliefs."