Bullet helps take TE Lawrence's Arab revolt story off the line of fire

Archaeologists find bullet from a Colt pistol that was likely fired by the man who became known as Lawrence of Arabia

A tantalising find in the Arabian desert may help cast new light on TE Lawrence’s account of his part in the Arab revolt a hundred years ago.

Archaeologists who have spent a decade excavating dozens of sites associated with the 1916-18 conflict have uncovered a bullet that was probably fired by the man who became known as Lawrence of Arabia.

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