Everyone thinks the medieval man looks like PM adviser Dominic Cummings

Despite being more than 600-years-old, the recreated face of a long-dead Scottish man has found an unlikely look-alike at the heart of the British government.

Various observers have suggested ‘Skeleton (SK) 125’ bears an uncanny resemblance to that of Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s key adviser Dominic Cummings.

Unflattering comparisons poured in on social media, with one Twitter user, Christopher Farrelly, suggesting that the medieval man, found under an art gallery in Aberdeen, looked like Mr Cummings ‘pressed against a patio window’.

Another, Tim Reid, joked: ‘Turns out the Prime Minister’s evil genius is actually a medieval genius’.

Downing Street were asked by Metro.co.uk if Mr Cummings would like to comment, but did not immediately respond, suggesting he might be ‘busy with other things’.

Undated handout issued by the AOC Archaeology Group of an artist's impression of a medieval man after experts reconstructed the face of the man whose skeleton was unearthed during excavation work at the redevelopment of Aberdeen Art Gallery in 2015. PA Photo. Issue date: Tuesday October 22, 2019. The remains were found along with almost 60 other full skeletons, Work was temporarily suspended to allow for archaeological investigations, which have revealed insights into the health and lifestyle of those buried. See PA story HERITAGE Skeleton. Photo credit should read: AOC Archaeology Group/PA Wire NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used in for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder. — The find was part of a 60 skeleton discovery at a museum in Aberdeen (Picture: AOC Archaeology Group/PA Wire)

Number 10 special advisor Dominic Cummings gestures outside his home in London, on September 5, 2019. - Britain geared up for an early election on Thursday after parliament dealt a series of stinging defeats to Prime Minister Johnson's hardline Brexit stance. (Photo by ISABEL INFANTES / AFP) (Photo credit should read ISABEL INFANTES/AFP/Getty Images) — Mr Cummings was heavily involved in the Vote Leave campaign (Picture: AFP)

Number 10 special advisor Dominic Cummings leaves 10 Downing Street in central London on September 25, 2019. - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will face MPs on Wednesday after they reconvened following the Supreme Court's damning judgement that his suspension of parliament in the run-up to Brexit was unlawful. (Photo by DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS / AFP) (Photo credit should read DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS/AFP/Getty Images) — He now works closely with the Prime Minister (Picture: AFP)

Did those doing the reconstruction of this medieval man’s face from Aberdeen have Dominic Cummings on their mind? pic.twitter.com/QY2vPh0l72

— Fran Hughes (@FranRothwellHug) October 23, 2019

So, medieval man looked like Dominic Cummings being pressed against a patio window.

Face of a Medieval man found in Aberdeen reconstructed https://t.co/6yI2PYlH2q

— Christopher Farrelly (@ChrisFarrelly) October 22, 2019

Facial reconstruction technology was used to produce an image of the balding man, who was re-imagined with a thick set face, greying hair and oddly small, centralised facial features.

AOC Archaeology Group concluded he was at least 46 years old, between 5ft 2in and 5ft 5in tall, and suffered from extensive dental and joint disease.

But Twitter users were unconvinced by the explanation, suggesting that it was in fact Mr Cummings, seen as the mastermind behind the Vote Leave campaign and a crucial strategist for Mr Johnson.