The plot thickens...

Dec 02, 2014 22:19

Although the experts are pretty confident the infamous body under the car park is King Richard III their study of the remains seem to have turned up a whole other historical mystery.

In 2012, scientists extracted genetic material from the remains discovered on the former site of Greyfriars Abbey, where Richard was interred after his death in the ( Read more... )

place: england, period: 15th century, theme: royalty, theme: burial

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archaeologist_d December 3 2014, 00:14:56 UTC
Apparently there was some serious cuckolding going on.

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thismaz December 3 2014, 05:38:31 UTC
That is fascinating; what a powerful historical tool DNA mapping is.

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