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Richard III
Great find, amazing really and a rare occurrence in archaeology for all the pieces to come together like this (pardon the pun).
I remember excavating a tribal leader with a colleague at Kow Swamp in North Victoria in the late 1990s. The relatively articulated skeleton had kangaroo teeth imbedded in its skull like some kind of skull ring and was buried in a sitting position so we hapened to trowel down to the crania first and located the sagittal crest. The remains were taken to Muesum Victoria and repatriated to the Aboriginal community in the early 2000s. The community held a smoking ceremony and reburied the remains on country.
Times have changed for Australian archaeology and it is now illegal to excavate human remains that are thought to be Aboriginal. You have to call the Coroner, Police and Aboriginal Affairs etc. immediately when any human remains are suspected. Due to cultural senstivities this process is no longer practiced in Australia.
It is a truly amazing experience as an archaeologist to excavate human remains, particularly an important person and they do not come much more important than an English King.
Next, Alexander the Great's body!
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