{"id":22611,"date":"2014-12-03T15:34:05","date_gmt":"2014-12-03T21:34:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs2.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/?p=22611"},"modified":"2014-12-03T15:34:05","modified_gmt":"2014-12-03T21:34:05","slug":"digging-for-richard-iii-by-mike-pitts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/digging-for-richard-iii-by-mike-pitts\/","title":{"rendered":"Digging for Richard III by Mike Pitts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/rivershare.polarislibrary.com\/search\/title.aspx?ctx=15.1033.0.0.3&amp;cn=1084055\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-22612\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/digging-for-richard-III.jpg?resize=262%2C400&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"digging for richard III\" width=\"262\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/digging-for-richard-III.jpg?w=262&amp;ssl=1 262w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/digging-for-richard-III.jpg?resize=196%2C300&amp;ssl=1 196w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 262px) 100vw, 262px\" \/><em><strong>Digging for Richard III<\/strong><\/em><\/a> is the story of the archaeology behind the dig that found Richard III, told through a fascinating array of photographs, diagrams, and firsthand accounts<\/p>\n<p>In August 2012 a search began and on February 4, 2013 a team from Leicester University delivered its verdict to a mesmerized press room, watched by media studios around the world: they had found the remains of Richard III, whose history is perhaps the most contested of all British monarchs.<\/p>\n<p>History offers a narrow range of information about Richard III which mostly has already been worked to destruction. Archaeology creates new data, new stories, with a different kind of material: physical remains from which modern science can wrest a surprising amount, and which provide a direct, tangible connection with the past. Unlike history, archaeological research demands that teams of people with varied backgrounds work together. Archaeology is a communal activity, in which the interaction of personalities as well as professional skills can change the course of research.<\/p>\n<p>Photographs from the author\u2019s own archives, alongside additional material from Leicester University, offer a compelling detective story as the evidence is uncovered.<em> (description from publisher)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Digging for Richard III is the story of the archaeology behind the dig that found Richard III, told through a fascinating array of photographs, diagrams, and firsthand accounts In August 2012 a search began and on February 4, 2013 a team from Leicester University delivered its verdict to a mesmerized<a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/digging-for-richard-iii-by-mike-pitts\/\">[Read more]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[2766,2764,2765,2767],"class_list":["post-22611","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-books","tag-archeaology","tag-english-history","tag-monarchs","tag-richard-iii"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pd0CXx-5SH","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22611","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22611"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22611\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22614,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22611\/revisions\/22614"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22611"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22611"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22611"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}