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Last Modified: 06/01/08
Summary: A summary of events in history and other noteworthy tipbits.

Home with skeleton

Home For Sale, Comes With Skeleton In Basement


York, England (AHN) -- Lovers of historical homes and buildings could be tested on how much they truly appreciate authenticity, that is, if they are interested in buying a Georgian style home that was recently put on the market, because it comes complete with a human skeleton entombed in the basement.

When the home was built in the Georgian era, part of the basement was found to be the remnants of a Roman burial chamber. Workers built around it, and today the skeleton is visibly entombed in an archway.

The current owner of the building dubbed the remains, his "Roman Princess."

He told reporters he does not think the skeleton will be too much of a deterrent to buyers.

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Reconstructed Historical Portraits

While surfing the Web, I found an interesting site. It is titled Reportret. It is a gallery of reconstructed portraits of key figures from world history. It attempts to do so without anachronisms, respecting contemporary style, and based on historical sources.

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