Richard III's Remains Found

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Published: Wednesday, February 6, 2013

Updated: Wednesday, February 6, 2013 00:02

View the story "Richard III's Remains Found" on StorifyRichard III's Remains FoundA mystery over 500 years old is believed to have been solved as researchers have recently uncovered remains that are being proven to belong to King Richard the III.Storified by · Tue, Feb 05 2013 21:27:34Archeologists from the University of Leicester had guessed the general area Richard would have been buried in and started digging. Less that a week later, the remains were uncovered along with a medieval friary in a city council parking lot in the English Midlands. www.openculture.comInspections of the skeletal remains showed strong semblance to the records of what Richard's features were said to have looked like. DNA taken from the remains match samples taken from people who are descended from Richard's family.www.foxnews.comThe University of Leicester has officially concluded that the remains are indeed Richard III, but other scientists have reminded the public that mistakes in DNA technology can always be made through sample contamination.

The body will be interred in Leicester, since it has been there for more than 500 years.

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