Soldiers front teeth were collected from war dead for use by dentists following Napoleonic-era battles, including at Leipzig and the 1815 Battle of Waterloo. Above: A denture set from the era.
The incredible discovery, exclusively revealed in the UK by MailOnline, is all the more remarkable because only two skeletons have ever been found at the 1815 battle site. Above: One of the skulls found.
Despite the passing of more than 200 years since the Duke of Wellington s triumph over Napoleon s forces in 1815, only two skeletons of fallen men have been found. Above: Last month s discovery.
Archeologists and veterans excavating near a farmhouse in Belgium that served as a field hospital for Wellington s forces during the Battle of Waterloo have uncovered a rare complete skeleton.
A University of Glasgow study has suggested that the bones of soldiers who were killed during the historic Battle of Waterloo may have been stolen by local thieves to be sold for fertiliser.