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  • Burial Trench Discovered at Waterloo Battlefield

    09/12/2024 3:04:29 AM PDT · by SunkenCiv · 23 replies
    Archaeology Magazine ^ | September 11, 2024 | editors / unattributed
    The Independent reports that a trench containing human and animal remains has been excavated at the site of a British field hospital at Mont-Saint-Jean farm in Belgium by members of Waterloo Uncovered, an organization that offers veterans an opportunity to participate in archaeology and receive wellbeing support. The Battle of Waterloo was fought on June 18, 1815, and resulted in the defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte and the end of the Napoleonic Wars. The human and animal remains in the recently discovered trench were separated by a barrier made of soldiers’ ammunition boxes. "The layout of the trench, with all animal...