In the winter of 2023-2024, archaeologists from the Archaeological Denum Research Center were called to a house on the outskirts of Paris after the homeowner discovered human bones in his basement, leading to a month-long excavation filled with important discoveries. has begun.
Ancient discoveries sometimes happen when you least expect it. That was definitely the case with a homeowner who found an unusual find in his home.
According to translated documents, the discovery of a single human skeleton by a homeowner in Corbeil-Essonne was only the beginning of an archaeological excavation that led to the discovery of 38 burials across four rooms Arkedunum's statement.
What started as a home renovation turned into a full-blown archaeological dig after a homeowner near Paris discovered a skeleton in his basement. (ALAIN JOCARD/AFP via Getty Images)
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According to the statement, the existence of the medieval cemetery was known from the earlier discovery of several plaster sarcophagi from the same period, which scholars believed were related to the chapel of Notre-des-Champs. That's what it means.
According to Archaeodunum, the chapel is thought to have been built on the site of a pagan temple in the 7th century, but no evidence of its construction has been found.
Prior to this excavation, the cemetery's graves had never been the subject of scientific research, the statement said.
38 burials were discovered during archaeological excavations. (St. Petersburg)
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The excavation uncovered tombs that span from the 3rd to 10th centuries AD, much older than archaeologists expected.
It was not until the early Middle Ages that funeral customs began to evolve. According to the Archaeodunum, during this period the deceased were buried in plaster sarcophagi, sometimes decorated, but not the recently discovered ones.
In many cases, multiple bodies were placed in plaster sarcophagi, but each of the 10 bodies discovered contained the remains of one person.
In earlier Roman times, the deceased was placed face up in a wooden enclosure.
The house excavated by archaeologists is located in Corbeil-Essonne, on the outskirts of Paris. (ALAIN JOCARD/AFP via Getty Images)
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According to Archaeodunum, further analysis of the cemetery continues, which experts hope will answer outstanding questions such as the gender, age at death, and living conditions of the people whose bodies were exhumed. It is said that there is
Furthermore, the experts tackled the main objective of understanding how many people lived in this region in ancient and medieval times, while also learning more about how funeral traditions evolved over time. He plans to understand it deeply.
