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Ancient DNA Secrets

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CHAPTER

The Secret of Finding a King

"We're looking for the remains of somebody who's quite famous," says Max. "I can't tell you who it is, but don't worry, we're never going to find him anyways." The project was started 12 years ago by University of Leicester Archaeological Services. But they didn't think there'd be all that much interest in finding Richard III - until a press conference where fans turned up and parked over his body.

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