The Bones of Richard III
Posted: February 4th, 2013, 5:20 pm
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 IIIClick Here for Full Story
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.
