Archaeologists have discovered the skeletons of soldiers who died at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815.. Experts say such discoveries on the Napoleonic battlefield are "

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The remains of people and horses were discovered during excavations, which were restored this year for the first time since 2019.. One of the project leaders said that "

The Battle of Waterloo took place on June 18, 1815 and marked the end of the Napoleonic Wars.. The French army under the command of Napoleon was defeated by the British troops led by the Duke of Wellington, who allied with the Prussian army led by Field Marshal von Blucher.

Historians describe this battle as an epic watershed in European history that ended Napoleon's ambition to rule most of Europe.. It also changed Britain's relationship with the Continent..

During the new excavations, scientists have found the remains of three amputated limbs, which were found on the Mont-Saint-Jean farm. The Duke of Wellington's main field hospital was located here during the battle..

Tens of thousands of people died in those battles, but very few remains were found.. According to the sources of the time, the bones were collected, ground and used as fertilizer on farms..

Earlier, a fisherman discovered fragments of a ship that crashed in the 17th century off the coast of Astroia, Texas (USA). This shipwreck inspired Steven Spielberg's 1985 film The Goonies..