Ancient faces brought back to life at Scottish museum

Dramatic reconstructions of local people who lived up to 4,000 years ago are now on display thanks to advanced DNA techniques

A Bronze Age woman who suffered lower back pain 4,000 years ago and an Iron Age Pictish man who lived a life of hard labour 1,500 years ago are among our ancient ancestors who have been brought to life in dramatic facial reconstructions.

Cutting-edge technology will enable visitors to Scotland’s new Perth Museum to come face to face with four individuals from our past in modern-day Perthshire.