They'll be doing just that, but in an actual cathedral rather than letting him stay underneath a car park.
We used to visit Bosworth Battlefield all the time when we were kids.Same here.This is awesome. I live just outside of Leicester and heard people talking about the dig for the body a few times over Christmas. Really interesting and a great piece of history
lWhat do you think they're going to do? Have his bones put on wires and have him dangled from the roof of nearby shopping centre?
Maybe they could dress it in armour and put a sword in his hand. Perhaps place some flashing lights in his eye sockets.
Richard III was portrayed by Shakespeare as having a hunched back and the skeleton has a striking curvature to its spine. This was caused by scoliosis, a condition which experts say in this case developed in adolescence. Rather than giving him a stoop, it would have made one shoulder higher than the other. Highlighted are the facing sides of the 10th and 11th thoracic vertebrae, showing uneven growth as the spine bent.
Evidence of a number of wounds were found on the skeleton but the face area was largely unmarked, apart from a sliced cheekbone. The skull has undergone a CT scan and the results will be used to reconstruct the king's appearance. No portraits made during his lifetime have survived and some later copies show signs of having been altered to make him appear more sinister.
The back of the skull shows dramatic injuries. One consists of a hole near the spine, where a large piece of bone has been sliced away by a heavy bladed weapon such as a halberd. This, along with a smaller wound opposite, may well have been a fatal injury. A smaller dent which cracked the inside of the skull, is thought to have been caused by a dagger. There are a further five wounds on the skull, all believed to have been inflicted around the time of death.
The teeth of the skeleton have provided important information. As well as evidence of disease and tooth decay, calcified plaque can be analysed for evidence of diet and environment. He had lost several of his back teeth before he died, probably due to dental caries. DNA samples were extracted from the teeth and the right femur to compare with known descendants of Richard's family. Despite the potential for DNA to degrade, a match was found.
Cao Cao's grave as well lol, hidden just in case people wanted to desecrate it XD
Royal lineages are particularly well documented because they need to know lines of succession and such. If you can trace yourself to royalty you can pretty much go as far back as records go.
