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The face of an 18th-century "witch" who died in jail before she could be burned for her "crimes" has been digitally reconstructed. Lilias Adie, from Torryburn, Fife, died in 1704 while held in prison for her "confessed" crimes of being a witch and having sex with the devil.
BBC Radio Scotland's Time Travels programme has now unmasked her face by working with a forensic artist at the Centre for Anatomy and Human Identification at the University of Dundee.
The team believes it is likely to be the only accurate likeness of a Scottish "witch" in existence as most were burned, destroying any hope of reconstructing their faces from skulls.
Presenter Susan Morrison said: "It was a truly eerie moment when the face of Lilias suddenly appeared.
"Here was the face of a woman you could have a chat with, though knowing her story it was a wee bit difficult to look her in the eye."
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/10/31/face-witch-died-1704-digitally-reconstructed/
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BBC Radio Scotland's Time Travels programme has now unmasked her face by working with a forensic artist at the Centre for Anatomy and Human Identification at the University of Dundee.
The team believes it is likely to be the only accurate likeness of a Scottish "witch" in existence as most were burned, destroying any hope of reconstructing their faces from skulls.
Presenter Susan Morrison said: "It was a truly eerie moment when the face of Lilias suddenly appeared.
"Here was the face of a woman you could have a chat with, though knowing her story it was a wee bit difficult to look her in the eye."
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/10/31/face-witch-died-1704-digitally-reconstructed/
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