Strontium isotope reference data for the Humber region and surrounding areas will continue to be refined as more geological and archaeological measurements are accumulated.

For facial reconstruction, the integration of genetic data about phenotypic traits will improve as the genetics of human facial morphology becomes better understood.

Studies that correlate genetic variants with facial features are ongoing, and the data they produce will increasingly be applicable to ancient individuals whose genomes can be analyzed.

For the St Peter’s site itself, the full analytical potential of the more than 2,800 burials has not been realized.

Large-scale DNA and isotope analysis of medieval English cemetery populations is expensive and time-consuming, but as costs continue to fall and methods become more efficient, it will become increasingly feasible to analyze larger portions of the site’s population.