An illustration of project number 766 (‘Dickon’) based on osteobiography (IMAGE)
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An illustration of project number 766 (‘Dickon’) based on the osteobiography generated through analyses of remains excavated from All Saints cemetery. ‘Dickon’ was born in Cambridge between 1289 and 1317, and died around 1349. He probably lived through the Great Famine of 1315-1320 as a child, which may have stunted his growth. He became a muscular man who stood at 5ft 2in. He had worn-down front teeth, probably as a result of relying on them to chew due to lost molars. ‘Dickon’ most likely died in the first wave of Black Death, and his skeleton contains plague DNA. The full osteobiography can be viewed on the After the Plague website.
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