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Richard Taylor, the university's deputy registrar, said: "Today we bear witness to history." a knife or dagger (University of Leicester/AFP/Getty Images) The lower jaw of king Richard III with a cut mark caused by It came 24 hours after an image of the battle-scarred skull of Richard III was released for the first time. Scientists also uncovered the grave site. The way they found the skeleton suggested the king had been tied when he was buried. There has been extensive damage to the bones, scientists say.
The skeleton had an "unusually slender, almost feminine build for a man" and was aged between the late 20s and early 30s. Richard died aged 32. Without any "spinal abnormality", the skeleton would have been 5’ 8” high, which was above average height for a medieval man, scientists say. A total of 10 wounds have been discovered made to the skeleton, including eight on the skull. The injuries suggest the king may have lost his helmet during the battle which saw him deposed by Henry VII. a Leicester car park (University of Leicester / Rex Features) The remains of King Richard III found buried deep beneath The skeleton was uncovered last autumn amid the historic foundations of a Franciscan Friary in Leicester, beneath a council car park which is overlooked by Leicester Cathedral. They will be reinterred early next year at the cathedral, with a visitor centre to be created nearby, which will tell the king's story. A depiction of Richard III – on the white horse – at the Battle of Bosworth Credit: ALAMY Teams of experts carried out radio carbon dating, DNA tests and CAT scans and compared notes with experts in weapons and trauma, lifestyle and diet before announcing their findings today. They have disclosed that the skull appears to have suffered a severe blow. The body was identified just weeks into a project which began when experts identified the car park as the most likely historical location of the church of Grey Friars, where the King was said to have been buried after his defeat in the Battle of Bosworth in 1485. The archaeologists initially described the dig as a "long shot" but uncovered the foundations of a church along with two bodies, one of which would prove to be the King.
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