1. Discovering Richard III Section 2

2. Archaeologists at Work In summer 2012 archaeologists from Leicester University excavated the site of Greyfriars church. They looked at the choir area where important burials took place.

3. Finding a Skeleton They found a skeleton with a curved spine.

4. Finding a Skeleton The curve of the spine would have made this man look as if one shoulder was higher than the other.

5. Finding a Skeleton The skeleton had suffered a number of wounds including a heavy blow to the back of the skull from a sharp blade …..

6. Finding a Skeleton … like the poll-axe or halberd this knight is holding.

7. Testing DNA DNA tests were carried out using teeth and a leg bone from the skeleton and DNA from a descendant of Richard III’s sister

8. It is Richard III The DNA Tests Reveal … His body has been identified after being lost for nearly 500 years. but …

9. Which questions does Richard III’s skeleton answer?