Excavations inside Notre-Dame de Paris have unearthed new material related to the cathedral’s past.

Notre-Dame de Paris : des découvertes exceptionnelles lors des fouilles du  transept de la cathédrale
Excavations inside Notre-Dame de Paris have unearthed new material related to the cathedral’s past.
Archaeologists from Inrap have been working in the cathedral for several years as part of the restoration process following the devastating fire of 2019. The latest phase of the project involved excavation in the area where the transept crosses the nave, in advance of the construction of the vast scaffolding needed to repair the spire.
Archaeologists are carefully examined an area under Notre Dame where they found statues,...
Underneath the cathedral floor in this area archaeologists discovered burials, sculptures, and masonry from different phases in the building’s history. Among the discoveries were a large number of fragments of Notre-Dame de Paris’ lost medieval rood screen (pictured). This decorative screen separating the chancel and the nave was built in c.1230, but destroyed in the 18th century; only a very small part remains standing today. During excavations, many parts of the original 13th-century screen were discovered carefully buried beneath the floor, mostly still bearing brightly coloured paint and intricate sculptural details.
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Archaeologists also uncovered several burials, including an intriguing human-shaped lead sarcophagus. Researchers have used an endoscopic camera to look inside the sarcophagus and were able to identify plant remains, textiles, hair, and other organic material, suggesting that the body is also in a very good state of preservation.
Deux découvertes archéologiques majeures à Notre-Dame de Paris
More work is needed to determine the deceased’s idenтιтy and the date of the sarcophagus, but it is believed to have belonged to an important individual, who may have died in the 14th century.

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