Remains of explorer who put Australia on the map found under Euston Station

Archaeologists excavating an abandoned burial ground under Euston Station in London have uncovered the remains of the Royal Navy explorer Captain Matthew Flinders, who led the first expedition to circumnavigate Australia in 1802 and gave the country its name. Identified by a lead plate on his coffin, Captain Flinders' grave is one of 40,000 human burials that are being relocated to make way for the HS2 high-speed railway's London terminus.

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Category: Remarkable People

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• Archeology
• Australia
• London
• Royal Navy

from New Atlas (Gizmag) http://bit.ly/2sP5Kld