Relic Finds Reveal Zulu War Cover-Up

Friday, April 1, 2011 - 00:10 in Paleontology & Archaeology

Relic Finds Reveal Zulu War Cover-Up Paleontologists searching for fossils in a remote area of South Africa were astonished to find spent bullets and cartridge case remnants in an area not previously known as a battle site.  A chemical analysis of the cases and traces of propellant identified the items as being from the time of Britain's wars with the Zulus and the Boers.  Investigators seeking further information about the previously unrecorded presence of British soldiers in the area have found papers in British Government archives which show that a third battle was fought after Isandlwana and read more

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