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Check out the latest news from our work at Leicester Cathedral. In our latest blog, read about what has been found during work inside the Cathedral. ulasnews.com/2022/09/23/lei…
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And that’s all folks! The excavation completed, the project moved into the identification phase. Once again, thank you to everyone involved le.ac.uk/richard-iii/me…
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The search for King Richard III could not have succeeded without the contribution of many people & we would like to thank everyone involved, especially Philippa Langley whose inspiration and enthusiasm brought the project to fruition.
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ON THIS DAY a press conference at Leicester’s medieval Guildhall announced to the world the discovery of a skeleton of a male adult with scoliosis and battle injuries, buried in the church choir.
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ON THIS DAY a public open day was held at the dig site. Thousands of people queued around the block, eager to learn more about the excavation. We had to keep one thing secret!
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If you want to find out more about the discovery and identification of King Richard III, check out the project website le.ac.uk/richard-iii
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Find out more about the burial of King Richard III by exploring this interactive 3D model of the king’s grave, created using structure-from-motion photogrammetry.
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ON THIS DAY archaeologists working in Trench 3 confirmed that the burial in Trench 1 was in the church’s choir.
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ON THIS DAY project osteologist Jo Appleby excavated Skeleton 1, later confirmed as King Richard III!
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ON THIS DAY a second group of human bones was discovered buried in a small pit. This was the remains of a young woman whose grave was damaged during the demolition of the friary.
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ON THIS DAY archaeologists began to widen Trench 3 hoping to uncover more of the Grey Friars church and determine whether the burial was in the church’s choir.
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ON THIS DAY a small area around the human remains found in Trench 1 was carefully widened to give archaeologists better access to the burial.
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ON THIS DAY work begins on Trench 3. A floor of medieval tiles is uncovered as well as the church chancel. The dig team now know that the burial found on the first day is inside the church.
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OVER THE PAST WEEK archaeologists from ULAS and volunteers excavated the first two trenches in the search for King Richard III, identifying the friary's chapter house, but no sign of the church yet!
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#FindsFriday - 2 medieval floor tiles from the Grey Friars church where King Richard III was buried. On the left, an eagle displayed and on the right the coat-of-arms of Richard Earl of Cornwall.
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ON THIS DAY at 3.05pm Grey Friars excavation director Mathew Morris confirmed that the 1st noteworthy discovery of the dig was a human skeleton. We didn’t know then but we had just found Richard III!
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