Back to the Roo-ture? Reconstructed face of medieval monk looks familiar

Image of 15th-century Abbot John of Wheathampstead bears likeness to contemporary figures

Scholars involved in the digital reconstruction of the face of a medieval Benedictine abbot admit there is something faintly familiar" about the results.

The image was extrapolated by experts from CT scans of a well-preserved skull of Abbot John of Wheathampstead, whose skeleton was discovered during excavations for a new visitor centre at St Albans Cathedral in December 2017.