r/history Feb 03 '23

The two-century-old mystery of Waterloo's skeletal remains - More than 200 years after Napoleon met defeat at Waterloo, the bones of soldiers killed on that famous battlefield continue to intrigue Belgian researchers and experts Article

https://phys.org/news/2023-02-two-century-old-mystery-waterloo-skeletal.html
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u/great_auks Feb 03 '23

There are some excellent videos about this topic on YouTube made by Wessex Archaeology of Time Team fame

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u/KnudsonRegime Feb 04 '23

The fallen at Waterloo were also a major source of dentures. The dentures were called Waterloo Teeth.