Image copyright Stephen Foote Image caption The Mary Rose Museum in Portsmouth's Historic Dockyard houses a cross section of the ship's hull as well as thousands of artefacts, including weapons and jewelleryThe crew on board the sunken Henry VIII ship the Mary Rose was from the Mediterranean, North Africa and beyond, researchers have found. The Mary Rose sank in 1545 in the Solent during a naval battle with the French, with the loss of between 400 and 600 lives. "Having studied the skull of one of the men who went down with the Mary Rose, we found the bone structure was consistent with someone who had North African features, and DNA evidence seems to back this up," he said. Researchers collaborated with the Mary Rose Trust on the project, which features in a Channel 4 documentary. The findings form part of a major new exhibition at the Mary Rose Museum in Portsmouth, including 3D printed facial reconstructions of several of the skulls.

Source: The North Africa Journal March 16, 2019 02:03 UTC