[Omah]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england...shire-19561018

Archaeologists searching for the grave of Richard III have said "strong circumstantial evidence" points to a skeleton being the lost king.

The English king died at the battle of Bosworth in 1485.

A dig under a council car park in Leicester has found remains with spinal abnormalities and a "cleaved-in skull" that suggest it could be Richard III.

The University of Leicester will now test the bones for DNA against descendants of Richard's family.

Professor Lin Foxhall, head of the university's School of Archaeology, said: "Archaeology almost never finds named individuals - this is absolutely extraordinary.

"Although we are far from certain yet, it is already astonishing."

A university spokesperson said the evidence included signs of a peri-mortem (near-death) trauma to the skull and a barbed iron arrow head in the area of the spine.

Richard is recorded by some sources as having been pulled from his horse and killed with a blow to the head.

The skeleton also showed severe scoliosis - a curvature of the spine.

Although not as pronounced as Shakespeare's portrayal of the king as a hunchback, the condition would have given the adult male the appearance of having one shoulder higher than the other.

Amazing (perhaps).....

[Kizzy]

It is kind of needle in the haystack stuff

[Vanessa]

Really? Omg!

[Omah]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england...shire-20740276

15 December 2012

A team examining the suspected remains of Richard III say they have yet to find any evidence to disprove it is the king's body, but are still awaiting some results.

Experts at the University of Leicester have been analysing the bones since they were discovered beneath a car park in the city in September.

They are awaiting DNA test results before announcing their conclusions.

The team said evidence still pointed to it being the king.

The discovery of the skeleton underneath a council car park was originally announced on 12 September.

Archaeologists said circumstantial evidence pointed to the skeleton being that of the English king, who died at the Battle of Bosworth in 1485.

This included a metal arrow in its back, trauma to the skull and a curved spine, consistent with accounts of Richard III's appearance.

DNA from the remains is now being analysed and compared to that of Michael Ibsen, a descendant of the king's sister Anne.

Richard Taylor, from the University of Leicester, said the remains could be identified as the king even if DNA tests proved inconclusive.

He said: "We are yet to find any evidence to challenge our original hypotheses that it is Richard, but we are awaiting the results of all the tests so we can make a full academic decision.

"For instance, we haven't even confirmed the gender of the skeleton yet, although initial indications did believe it to be male.

"If all the other tests come back as positive but the DNA does not match, we may still make a decision to name the skeleton as Richard based on the evidence."

hypotheses = speculation

[Ammi]

..oh, I just put up this thread earlier Omah...in serious debates...LOL....

[Omah]

Originally Posted by Ammi

..oh, I just put up this thread earlier Omah...in serious debates...LOL....

Your linked aticles are all dated September, which is when I started my thread .....

Your thread is therefore a duplicate

[Z]

This would be interesting if it is him!