The Bones of Richard III

The Bones of Richard III#419184

By Sly Fox - February 4th, 2013, 5:20 pm

- February 4th, 2013, 5:20 pm #419184

Have you guys been following this story the past few days? This was like finding a needle in a haystack, er, parking lot.

The Australian wrote:Confirmed: bones belong to Richard III
From: AP February 05, 2013 7:58AM

Jo Appleby, of the University of Leicester, said her study of the bones found under a car park provided 'a highly convincing case for identification of Richard III'. Picture: AP Source: AP

SCIENTISTS have confirmed that 500-year-old remains found under a car park in the city of Leicester are those of England's King Richard III.

University of Leicester researchers say tests on a battle-scarred skeleton unearthed last year prove "beyond reasonable doubt" that it is the king, who died at the Battle of Bosworth Field in 1485, and whose remains have been missing for centuries.

"Richard III, the last Plantagenet King of England, has been found," said the university's deputy registrar, Richard Taylor.

Archaeologists had been speculating excitedly for months that the skeleton - with its curved spine, cleaved skull and an arrow in its back - could be the bones of Richard III.