Groundbreaking Technology Shows What Historical Figures Really Looked Like

Toothless Hilda

According to Karen Fleming, a Forensic Art student at the University of Dundee, it was "clear from the skull she was toothless before she died," which wasn't so surprising, given her diet. Hilda was likely a woman of high status in ancient society; average female life expectancy was only 31 at the time, but Hilda's privileged background may have allowed her to live much longer.

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