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Archaeologists Say They've Solved the Mystery of a Lead Coffin Discovered Beneath Notre-Dame
When excavations at Paris’ Notre-Dame Cathedral unearthed a pair of lead coffins hidden beneath the church’s nave in early ...
Mysterious ‘Horseman’ Found in a Lead Coffin Beneath Notre-Dame May Have Just Been Identified
The 2019 fire at the cathedral brought a mystery to the surface: a lead coffin containing an unknown skeleton.
Ugandan Olympian Cheptegei's coffin arrives home ahead of burial
Ugandan Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei's coffin is brought to her hometown ahead of her burial:: Cheptegei died after allegedly ...
Human remains at Notre-Dame Cathedral may have been identified after more than 450 years
During excavations of Notre-Dame Cathedral in 2022, two sarcophagi were unearthed. The remains of one were quickly identified, while the others remained unknown, until now.