Second ever soldier from Battle of Waterloo unearthed ... with his teeth intact13 July 2022
Joe Barnes
The Telegraph
The second ever full skeleton from the Battle of Waterloo has been unearthed some 200 years after the Duke of Wellingtons defeat of Napoleon, as archaeologists say it shows some soldiers were given proper burials. chris van houts@me.com Human remains were found in remarkable condition, with the fallen soldier having avoided the 'Waterloo teeth' phenomenon - chris van houts@me.comFor more than two centuries, his remains lay undisturbed while his former fallen comrades had their teeth plundered as gruesome souvenirs and their bones ground into fertiliser.
The human remains were found in remarkable condition, with the fallen soldier having avoided the "Waterloo teeth" phenomenon. After the battle, grave robbers and opportunists plundered teeth that were later sold in the UK as "heroes dentures".
Provided by The Telegraph Archaeologists say the discovery of the skeleton shows soldiers who died in the battle were given proper burials - chris van houts@me.comThat was until this week a team of British veterans and serving soldiers made the find during a dig at the Mont Saint-Jean...
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