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Story summary
- English Heritage announced ‘Conquest Man’ skeleton will be displayed at St Peter’s Church on September 20.
- The remains were uncovered 50 years ago at St Peter’s Church in Barton-upon-Humber.
- Researchers found he was 50-60 years old, about 5 ft 1 in tall, and muscular.
- DNA analysis showed substantial continental-European ancestry and Scandinavian skull shape.
- Isotope tests on his teeth suggest he spent adolescence in a colder climate before northern England.
