An Autopsy On A 700-Year-Old Mummy Confirms He Was Murdered
Using modern forensic techniques, a team of archaeologists have conducted an autopsy on the naturally preserved mummy of Cangrande della Scala. As suspected, the researchers have confirmed that the medieval Italian warlord was in fact assassinated.
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The entire study at the Journal of Archaeological Science
The natural mummy of Cangrande della Scala was exhumed from its tomb in the church of Santa MariaAntiqua in Verona and was submitted to a multidisciplinary study, that included archaeological, palae-opathological, palynological, toxicological and historical investigation. -
Gino Fornaciari CV
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The place of the tomb - church of Santa Maria Antiqua in Verona
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