A team from the University of Dundee has recreated the face of a Saxon man buried at Lincoln Castle around 1,000 years back.

The person whose face has been recreated is thought to have been around 40. He is considered to be one of eight people buried at the site between 1035 and 1070. His skull was best preserved as his grave was present under an important sarcophagus burial allowing the experts from the Centre for Anatomy and Human Identification (CAHID) to recreate his face.

Experts have given the reconstructed face a 'Beatles style' hair-do. His face will be on display at the castle at a time when the Princess Royal will visit as part of her visit to Lincoln Monday.

Mary Powell, programme manager for Lincoln Castle Revealed project, was of the view that the man has quite delicate features. "A certain amount of interpretation is needed in deciding eye and hair colour but the hair-style was based on depictions of Saxon hairstyles from the Bayeux Tapestry which are quite distinct from the Normans' - it's pretty much a Beatles haircut", said Powell.

Specialists in the Centre for Anatomy and Human Identification at the University of Dundee have conducted the face reconstruction work. One of the team members, Caroline Erolin, said that the remains were well preserved.

After analysis it has been found that the man originated in eastern England and have been born and bred in Lincolnshire.