Obituary: Mark Pluciennik, 1953-2016

Tomb of King Richard III, buried at Leicester cathedral of Saint Martin

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Corinne Hofman as described in the article

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Mark Pluciennik, 1953-2016

A prominent and wide-ranging archaeologist has died

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