Face of Scottish Druid Unveiled
2000 Year Old Druid Woman from the Iron Age
3D Wax Reconstruction
This is a remarkable example of 21st century technology - 3D reconstruction - bringing to life a Druid who lived 2,000 years ago in Scotland. The face of one of Scotland's oldest Druids, nicknamed Hilda, has been reconstructed and revealed. The reconstruction was done by a student at the University of Dundee, Karen Fleming. Hilda's skull, held at the University of Edinburgh's Anatomical Museum, was precisely measured, modeled and converted into a 3D wax reconstruction. It's a face that goes back to the Iron Age in Neolithic Scotland.
Fascinating Science, Research & History
The Druids are a group of Celtic pagans who have been long associated with Stonehenge. Hilda was one of six "Druids of the Hebrides" presented 200 years ago to the Edinburgh Phrenological Society. She is believed to have lived and died sometime between 55 BC and 400 AD. She was 60 when she died, which is twice the life expectancy for females during that time period. Researchers believe she was Celtic and lived in Stornoway on the Isle of Lewis.
Privileged Background
The Druids are thought to have been a group of people among the ancient Celts who were leaders on religion and medicine. Hilda is believed to have come from a privileged background because of her long life.
Source: University of Dundee: Hilda's skull
3D Wax Reconstruction
This is a remarkable example of 21st century technology - 3D reconstruction - bringing to life a Druid who lived 2,000 years ago in Scotland. The face of one of Scotland's oldest Druids, nicknamed Hilda, has been reconstructed and revealed. The reconstruction was done by a student at the University of Dundee, Karen Fleming. Hilda's skull, held at the University of Edinburgh's Anatomical Museum, was precisely measured, modeled and converted into a 3D wax reconstruction. It's a face that goes back to the Iron Age in Neolithic Scotland.
Fascinating Science, Research & History
The Druids are a group of Celtic pagans who have been long associated with Stonehenge. Hilda was one of six "Druids of the Hebrides" presented 200 years ago to the Edinburgh Phrenological Society. She is believed to have lived and died sometime between 55 BC and 400 AD. She was 60 when she died, which is twice the life expectancy for females during that time period. Researchers believe she was Celtic and lived in Stornoway on the Isle of Lewis.
Privileged Background
The Druids are thought to have been a group of people among the ancient Celts who were leaders on religion and medicine. Hilda is believed to have come from a privileged background because of her long life.
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