Facial reconstruction of the Trumpington Cross burial woman by Hew Morrison

Face of Anglo-Saxon teen VIP revealed with new evidence about her life

20 June 2023

The face of a 16-year-old woman buried near Cambridge in the 7th century with the ‘Trumpington Cross’ has been reconstructed following analysis of her skull. The striking image is going on display at MAA, with new scientific evidence showing that she moved to England from Central Europe as a young girl, leading to an intriguing change in her diet.

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Craniotomy of the skull.

The body snatchers: corpse and effect

30 October 2012

Corpses sold for dissection by body snatchers helped improve understanding of how the human body worked, according to a new book that brings together archaeological evidence from their remains.

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