Face Lab LJMU

14/09/2026

Could this person have been at the Battle of Hastings?

Introducing ‘Conquest Man’ - the face of someone who lived through the upheaval of the Norman Conquest almost 1,000 years ago.

Buried at St Peter’s Church in Barton-upon-Humber, new analysis of his skeleton, DNA and burial has revealed a life shaped by Anglo-Saxon, Scandinavian and Norman connections. Now, a digital reconstruction is bringing us face to face with him for the first time.

Facial Depiction by Face Lab, Liverpool John Moores University.

Repost

01/09/2026

Working with English Heritage and Historic England, we revealed a face of a man c.1079 in his 60s, from Barron-upon-Hamber. This face will be on permanent display at St. Peter’s church, launching as part of the Heritage Open Day on the 20th September, 2026.

https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/about/search-news/310826-conquest-man/

14/08/2026

13/08/2026

For the Museum of Liverpool, we did some outreach activities as part of the festival of archaeology. It was lovely meeting all the young people and providing hands-on experiences with 3D scanning technologies, skull/face anatomy, and face recognition tasks.

14/03/2026

We are here at the Royal Museum (The Beaney) in Canterbury today! Come see us in the learning zone upstairs, we have prepared a few activities for you to find out more about facial depictions.

13/02/2026

Really great to be part of this sold out evening with Thackray Lates: Anatomy Uncovered at the Thackray Museum of Medicine in Leeds.

We ran a Face Lab LJMU stall and spoke to so many visitors. Thank you for inviting us!

Super interesting exhibition on anatomical art – Beneath the Sheets: Anatomy, Art and Power. Please do go check it out if you are in Leeds.

29/11/2025

Today we are at the King Richard III Visitor Centre in Leicester together with the Voice for Richard team, premiering the avatar of RIII speaking his own prayer, you will be able to watch this performance at the visitor centre.

25/11/2025

We are happy to announce that we are one of the 2025 winners of the Queen Elizabeth Prizes for Education!

“Pioneering craniofacial analysis in the forensic and digital heritage field, combining interdisciplinary education, research and knowledge exchange at the interface of art and science with a focus on individual and population facial identity, depiction and identification.”

Read more here 👉🏼 https://royalanniversarytrust.org.uk/winners/face-lab-pioneering-craniofacial-analysis/ or via link in bio.

His Majesty The King has approved the award of the Queen Elizabeth Prizes for Education to 19 higher and further education institutions across the United Kingdom. The Prize-winners were announced at a reception at St James’s Palace in London.

24/11/2025

Join us at the King Richard III Visitor Centre in Leicester (or online) this Saturday 29th Nov at 2pm GMT.

This year King Richard’s facial avatar and voice have been recreated once again to speak his personal prayer.

A permanent exhibition will be installed at Leicester’s King Richard III Visitor Centre.

Book tickets now! 👇🏼

Discover the incredible story of the king under the car park at the award-winning King Richard III Visitor Centre in Leicester

10/09/2025