Archaeologists might have found bone remains of King Alfred the Great Reuters reported Friday.
"The bone is likely to be one of them, I wouldn't like to say which one," Kate Tucker, a researcher in human osteology from the University of Winchester said in a statement Fox News reported.
The rock scientists discovered a pelvis in a crate in a museum they believe is Alfred's or his male offspring King Edward the Elder Reuters reported. The body part was unearthed at an abbey in Winchester in Southwest England where Alfred reigned Reuters reported.
Archaeologists found the bones 15 years ago, and did not analyze the artifacts until recently after they struggled to find Alfred in other places Reuters reported.
"We have had quite a number of individuals who have actually contacted us, saying they are descendants of Alfred," Tucker said in a statement Fox News reported.. "There's the potential that might be worth pursuing but it is a very long way to try and go back - we're talking an extra 500 years further back than with Richard III," Fox News reported. "Who else could it be?" Tucker said in the statement Fox News reported.
"We have had quite a number of individuals who have actually contacted us .. saying they are descendants of Alfred," Tucker told Reuters. "There's the potential that might be worth pursuing but it is a very long way to try and go back - we're talking an extra 500 years further back than with Richard III," Tucker told Reuters.
King Alfred was born in 871 AD and died in 900 AD Britannia.com reported. The prominent figure began his rule in Wessex England while the Vikings charged.
"King Alfred's significance in the history of this country cannot be underestimated," professor Joy Carter, vice-chancellor at the University of Winchester told Reuters.
