King's car park in Leicester could be dug up again
King Richard III's skeleton was found underneath a Leicester Council car park in August 2012 Credit: ITV Central
Archaeologists in Leicester are planning another dig underneath the car park where the remains of King Richard III were found last August.
Another older tomb was also uncovered, but it had to be covered up before experts could investigate. They're now applying for permission to have another look.
Archaeologists believe there could be more exciting finds beneath the Greyfriars car parl Credit: PA
"It [the mortsafe] doesn't just tell us that people were fearful, but that people were actually doing something about it... that they were actually trying to protect the bodies of their loved ones and the people within their community so that they wouldn't be removed for medical purposes."