Article 2GP8V Face of Cambridge man brought to life 700 years after his death

Face of Cambridge man brought to life 700 years after his death

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Dalya Alberge
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Reconstruction is part of research project aimed at gaining insights into the anonymous poor of the medieval city

The face of a Cambridge man who died more than 700 years ago has been reconstructed as part of a project to gain insights into the anonymous poor of the medieval city.

The 13th-century man, known as Context 958 by researchers, was among hundreds whose remains were found in a graveyard under what is now the Old Divinity School of St John's College.

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