Ten Famous Figures Whose Graves Have Not Been Found

From the September15, 2021, ListVerse by Katie Chilton.

In 2013, the remains of England's King Richard III were found under a parking lot in Leicester, England.   Here are ten fames whose burial sites are not known.

Go to the site for pictures and much more information.  I am only giving a little information about the ones I don't know.

10.  Genghis Khan

9.  Cleopatra & Marc Antony

8.  Alexander the Great

7.  Attila the Hun

6.  Leonardo  Da Vinci

5.  Harold II, English king killed at Battle of Hastings.

4.  Queen Boudicca  Celtic queen who fought the Romans in England.

3.  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

2.  Alfred the Great   British king.

1.  Nefertiti  Queen of Egypt

10 Coolest Archaeolgical Discoveries of 2013-- Part 1

From the Dec. 31, 2013, Yahoo! News/Live Science by Tia Ghose.

1. RICHARD III BONES-- discovered in Leicester, England, under a parking lot. How far the mighty have fallen.

2. ROYAL SQUASH?-- A gourd was found with images of the French Revolution that contained the blood of beheaded King Louis XVI of France. Legend has it that a bystander at the execution scoopd the blood up in their handkerchief and stashed it in the squash.

PRINCE...OOPS!-- Tomb of an Etruscan warrior prince and his wife found, but what they thought was the prince was actually a princess.

4. OLDEST ROCK ART-- Found at a dried-up lake in a Nevada desert dating back to 10,500 to 14,800 years. The oldest art found in North America.

More to Come. --Cooter

Found: One English King's Remains Under a Parking Lot-- Part 2

Skeletal analysis showed that the individual was male, in late 2-s to early 30s.  Richard III was 32 when he was killed.  Trauma to the skeleton shows death was the result of one or two wounds to the back of the skull that could have been made by a sword or halberd (a type of ax).  This is consistent with accounts of his death..

The skeleton also had a number of non-fatal injuries.

Richard III reigned for two years until his death at the Battle of Bosworth in 1485, the last major dynastic fight in the War of the Roses that had been fought on and off since 1455.  Richard was the last English king to be killed in battle and his death brought to an end three centuries of Plantagenet rule and ushered in the Tudors, starting with Henry VII and including the famous Henry VIII.

Richard III remains the prime suspect in the disappearance of his nephews. However, modern views of him are strongly influenced by Shakespeare's portrayal in his play, Richard III as a power-hungry, Machiavellian scoundrel who murders anyone who stands in his way to power.

Historians point out that he was a progressive leader who led the way for a system of bail and the presumption of innocence until found guilty.

Maybe Not So bad of a Guy.  --DaCoot

Found: One English King's Remains Under a Parking Lot-- Part 1

From the February 5, 2013, USA Today "The winter of his discontenty no more?" by Naomi Westland.

Five centuries after Richard III was buried, the last Plantagent king, his skeleton was found under a Leicester city parking lot.  This brings to a close the long-debated question of what happened after he was killed in battle 528 years ago.  Tests are being made on the skeleton to learn more.

His remains will be reburied in Leicester Cathedral.

The skeleton was found last September during a University of Leicester dig at the site of a former medieval church, Grey Friars, now a parking lot for a social services office.  Imagine someone parking over the grave of an English king?  (Or, leaking oil on it?)

It had a Roman nail and head injuries which are consistent with records of his death at the Battle of Bosworth in 1485.  It also had a curved spine, fitting with reports that one of his shoulders was higher than the other.

Over the last four months, many tests have been done on the remains including a computed-tomography *(CT) and radio carbon-dating.  Medieval military specialists have advised on the types of weapons that would have caused the skull damage.  Also DNA test have been made, comparing it with a sample of Canadian furniture-maker Michael Ibsen, 55, now confirmed, along with his siblings as the 17th-generation descendant of Richard III's sister, Anne of York.

Found You.  --Cooter