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    HISTORY IN THE NEWS

    Sep 01, 2022 2 minutes

    Skeleton of soldier unearthed at Waterloo

    rchaeologists at the site of the battle of Waterloo in Belgium have discovered the skeleton of a fallen soldier, not long after the dig resumed following a halt enforced by the pandemic. The remains of horses – used to move cannons and ammunition, or for cavalry charges – and three amputated limbs

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