Sic Transit Gloria Mundi Dept. Skull found under parking lot. May be that of King Richard III.

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Almost as bizarre as that is the wording of the headline. The skull is that of a suspected king? Really?

Well, as things you can be suspected of go, being suspected of having been a king probably ranks pretty high.

The lead paragraph says he is a lost king. No, King Richard III was never lost. However, his remains were in a church that was destroyed. That's different from a lost king. And this skull may be his.

For pity sake, journalist up, Jeanna!

Battle-scarred skull of suspected King Richard III revealed

By Jeanna Bryner
updated 2/4/2013 12:26:20 AM ET

A battle-scarred skull discovered beneath a parking lot in England could be that of the lost King Richard III, who died in battle in 1485.

The University of Leicester released the skull image — the first photo of the human remains that may belong to the English monarch — ahead of a big announcement on the identity of the bones, scheduled for Monday morning.


Archaeologists had unearthed the skeleton, including its skull, last year in the choir of what was the medieval church Grefriars, which had been buried under a parking lot. Historical records suggested King Richard III was buried there after he died at the Battle of Bosworth Field, during the War of the Roses, an English civil war.

To get as close a look as possible at the skull, and find out whether it once held the English crown, researchers used computed tomography (CT) scanning.

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Appleby and colleagues had good reasons to think the remains came from the famous king, best known through William Shakespeare's fictional account of him in "Richard III." For instance, not only was the skeleton male, it was found in the church choir area where historical records would suggest Richard III was buried. The skull also showed signs of being wounded, as if it were cut clean off his body with an axe or sword, something consistent with a battle death.

http://www.nbcnews.com/id/50685433/ns/technology_and_science-science/#.UQ-CKmdn0eM

Lots of palace intrigue associated with Richard III.

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1. They are speaking of this right now on the BBC.

The following has about a million articles leading up to the declaration of the skeleton's identity.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/search/?keyword=Richard+III

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2. Have they said yet whether it's Rey Dick Trey or just some random old skull?

[Enthusiast]

3. It sure looks that way so far. nt

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4. Wound on skeleton's bottom consistent with old story about King Richard.

You do not want to know the details.