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Experts believe that the lions were given as gifts to the English monarchs who kept them at the Tower.
Tower lions from northwest Africa
Submitted by Milica on Sat, 2008/04/12 - 21:24.
1201 CE to 1300 CE | 1301 CE to 1400 CE | African | English | General Science
Recent study of a pair of lion skulls discovered during excavations of the Tower of London reveals that the lions originated near the Barbary Coast of Northwest Africa. The skulls, which dated from the 13th or 14th centuries, were carbon dated and tested for DNA.
