Archaeologists: Skeleton is King Richard III

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    British archaeologists say a dig in a parking lot was worth it, as they believe they’ve identified the remains of the last British king to die on the battlefield.

    FOX News Radio’s Simon Owen reports from London:

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    It’s 500 years since Richard III’s remains were lost.  Archaeologists dug up this parking lot after suggestions it could be the site of his grave, and they believe a skeleton they found is that of the former king.

    (Taylor) “Today, we bear witness to history.  We peer into medieval times and literally reach into a grave.”

    Richard Taylor with researchers at the University of Leicester, calling the discovery astonishing.  They analyzed the skeleton’s bone structure and conducted DNA tests with help from a distant relative.

    In London, Simon Owen, FOX News Radio.

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