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After Richard III, archaeologists set their sights on Alfred the Great

Publié par Clifford Armion le 02/05/2013

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His remains are believed to lie in an unmarked grave in Winchester and a team is reportedly applying for permission to dig up the spot at St Bartholomew’s Church.
It is thought Alfred’s skeleton could be found among a collection of bones there.
But the job is expected to be much harder than the analysis on Richard III, as finding a living relative to provide a DNA sample would involve searching a much older family tree.
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"After Richard III, archaeologists set their sights on Alfred the Great ", La Clé des Langues [en ligne], Lyon, ENS de LYON/DGESCO (ISSN 2107-7029), mai 2013. Consulté le 10/10/2024. URL: https://cle.ens-lyon.fr/anglais/archives/archives-revue-de-presse/after-richard-iii-archaeologists-set-their-sights-on-alfred-the-great-