A 14th-century sarcophagus was just discovered under Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris.
“The floor of the transept crossing has revealed remains of remarkable scientific quality,” Roselyne Bachelot, France’s Culture Minister, said in a statement.
The sarcophagus is made of lead and likely holds the body of an important church dignitary. It could date back to the 14th century. The ministry reported that it was in remarkably good condition, although it had been dented and warped slightly from sitting below the heavy church floor for centuries. “You can glimpse pieces of fabric, hair and above all a pillow of leaves on top of the head, a well-known phenomenon when religious leaders were buried,” Christophe Besnier, an expert from France’s National Archaeological Institute, . “The fact that these plants are still there indicates that the contents have been very well preserved.”
On April 15, 2019, the beloved church caught fire as thousands of stunned onlookers watched. The flames sped along its wooden roof, consuming the fragile spire and blanketing the city’s skies with smoke. Firefighters saved the structure, including its two iconic towers, but two-thirds of the roof were destroyed.
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