DNA test confirms dead czar's identity. (former Russian Czar Nicholas Romanov II)(Biology)(Brief Article)

From: Science News | Date: April 20, 1996 | Copyright information

A new genetic analysis may finally allow former Russian Czar Nicholas Romanov II to rest in peace. On the night of July 16, 1918, a firing squad of Bolshevik soldiers executed the Russian royal family, including Nicholas, and buried the bodies in a hidden mass grave. The burial site finally came to light in 1989, and 2 years later nine skeletons were excavated.

Though forensic analyses of the bones, clothing, and other material from the grave have provided strong evidence th...

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