Wednesday, February 6, 2013

CC#1: King discovered under parking lot in England.


In a recent article by Bryony Jones in CNN news entitled "Body found under parking lot is King Richard III, scientists prove," Studies show the body that they have discovered had belonged to King Richard III, who was killed during the Battle of Bosworth Field in 1845.

"Experts say other evidence -- including battle wounds and signs of scoliosis, or curvature of the spine -- found during the search and the more than four months of tests since strongly support the DNA findings," King Richard, a man who lived during the Elizabethan period, had a problem with scoliosis, giving him the character of a hunch back in Shakespears stories. The finding of the former king, had been a shock to scientists.

"Archaeologists say their examination of the skeleton shows Richard met a violent death." While searching for more evidence of how the body had been killed, they noticed 8 wounds to the head and 2 on the body. Researchers say that the fatal hear insures might be the cause for his death during his last battles. They also noticed that his hands were tied when he was burried to the ground.

"The initial discovery of the remains provoked much debate in Britain as to what would happen with the body, if it were proven to be that of Richard III, with many calling for a state funeral at Westminster Abbey, and others backing a burial in York Minster, in keeping with the king's heritage as a member of the House of York." King Richard was an annointed Christian King when was alive. They are planning to burry him next to Leicester Cathedral, and a memorial will be held early next year.

This reminds me of the many discoveries in unexpected areas of the world. In an article that I have read in the past year, a man was discovered in an ice block. Some say that it belonged to a mountain man that had drowned many years ago. Remains were still on his body. It was an amazing discovery for many scientists.

Wtth the founding of King Richard's body, it created more research into history that they have longed studied. It forced more research and examination, looking into history more deeply with the new discovery. The skeleton expanded history with better evidence, but more questions to answer.

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