| Summary: | 3D model of a human humerus bone. The humerus displays irregular new bone formation resulting from Paget’s disease of bone. The individual (male, 50+ years old) may have experienced impaired mobility because of the condition. From Skriðuklaustur, grave nr: 174 The physical object is stored at the National Museum of Iceland. Part of the Skriðuklaustur Monastery 1550 reconstruction. Digitisation by Open Virtual Worlds , a research team within the School of Computer Science, University of St Andrews, in cooperation with the Gunnar Gunnarsson Institute at Skriðuklaustur and the National Museum of Iceland . 3D digitisation was done by Catherine Cassidy and Iain Oliver with archaeological assistance provided by Skúli Gunnarsson. Funded by the EU Northern Periphery and Arctic Programme 2014-2020 through the “Connected Culture and Natural Heritage in a Northern Environment” ( CINE ) project.
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