8 Scots 'brought back from the dead' to tell the nation's story
By Alison Campsie
Published 25th Sep 2019, 17:51 GMT
Ava, the Bronze Age woman buried in Caithness more than 4,250 years ago.
They were buried sometimes thousands of years ago - but their stories have refused to die.
Science has now managed to bring long forgotten Scots back to life, with facial reconstruction techniques humanising the remains they left behind - often with startling results.
This 15th Century Highland warrior was found buried in a coffin with another man - and the skulls of four others. He was seasoned fighter at the time of intense inter- clan violece in Easter Ross.
Ava lived during the Scottish Bronze Age around 4,250 years ago. Her remains were found in a grave at Achavanich in Caithness. She was descended from European migrants who arrived in Britain a few generations before she was born.
