Thursday, October 31, 2013

French King Henry IV's head stars in forensic dispute

International forensic scientists fight over whether a severed head was that of France's Henry IV, with intrigue fit for a king.



Doubt — and a reportedly royal severed head — haunts a murky corner of forensic science these days, as researchers squabble over an unearthed packet of mummified remains thought to have belonged to King Henry IV of France.



via L.A. Times - Science http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/science/~3/T4kH7jWVVvA/la-sci-king-henry-head-20131031,0,7672266.story

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