Male and female skulls from Aberdeen Carmelite friary
DP 453138
Description Male and female skulls from Aberdeen Carmelite friary
Collection Records of the Scottish Cultural Resources Access Network (SCRAN), Edinburgh, Scotland
Catalogue Number DP 453138
Category On-line Digital Images
Scope and Content These skulls were excavated from inside the church of the Aberdeen Carmelite friary. The skull on the left belonged to a male and the one on the right to a female. The male skull has large brow ridges above the eyes, a large mastoid process behind the ear and a square jaw. The female has no brow ridges, a small mastoid process and a rounded jaw. Skulls are less accurate for determining the sex of an individual than the pelvis. The female pelvis has a wide sciatic notch to allow a baby's head to pass through. SCRAN 'when' data: 1273 foundation of Aberdeen Carmelite friary 1273 - 17th century burials at the friary 1560 the Reformation: friary abandoned 1336 friary damaged by the Fire of Aberdeen.
Accession Number 2024/57
External Reference 000-000-110-263-C, 000-000-110-263-R
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/collection/2775914
File Format (JPG) JPEG bitmap
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