Archaeologists at the University of Leicester announced today that skeletal remains discovered last year are indeed those of King Richard III. The scientists arrived at the conclusion after conducting extensive DNA tests over the past few months, using samples from the late king's living descendants as benchmarks.
The male remains were originally exhumed near a church where the king was believed to have been buried. The skeleton's curved spine and battle wounds were consistent with historical accounts of Richard III's 1485 death, as was the manner in which the skeleton was buried.
The researchers used radio carbon dating to confirm that the individual in question died within the 15th century, aged between the late 20s and early 30s —...
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