Scientists reclose tomb

Palermo - Italian scientists yesterday lowered the lid on the tomb of the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II after finding a mystery woman buried with his 750-year-old remains. "We don't know who she is," said Mr Rosario La Duca, an expert on Sicilian history and a leading member of the committee of scientists which opened up the tomb on November 2nd to learn more about one of Sicily's best-loved monarchs.