In 2013, researchers digging in Leicester, England turned up a mysterious lead sarcophagus containing a coffin, and recently some light has been shed on it and the person entombed inside.
In the process of digging beneath a parking lot in Leicester, England, archaeologists unearthed many fascinating items, most notably the remains of King Richard the Third.
About a year after that discovery, researchers turned up a mysterious sarcophagus containing a lead coffin in 2013, and recently some light has been shed on it and the person entombed within.
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Radiocarbon dating of the burial vessel itself revealed that it likely dates back to the latter part of the 13th century.
As the site at which it was found was once the location the Grey Friars Church, it was and is believed that the individual buried in such a grand way was of great significance to the order.
What came as quite a shock, however, is that the remains have proven to be those of a f
