Modern forensic techniques identify most likely cause of King Richard III’s death
Thursday, September 18, 2014 - 05:04
in Paleontology & Archaeology
The remains of King Richard III -- the last English monarch to die in battle -- were found under a car park in Leicester by archaeologists. The forensic imaging team used whole body CT scans and micro-CT imaging of injured bones to analyze trauma to the 500-year-old skeleton carefully, and to determine which of the King's wounds might have proved fatal.