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#coffin

14th Century Lead Coffin Discovered Beneath Notre DameLike a scene out of a movie, the reconstruction of Paris’ Notre Dame Cathedral following a devastating fire in 2019 has unearthed a mystery buried deep beneath its ruin. In preparation for the rebuild, a thorough examination was conducted to ensure the construction of the floor is stable enough. A team of archeologists was deployed to check that no important things were damaged in the process.Lo and behold, the team discovered multiple burials dating back to the 18th century beneath the church floor. One in particular was a lead sarcophagus believed to be at least 700 year old. The investigation into the sarcophagus concluded that the relatively pristine condition of the coffin indicated that the person buried inside must have been some sort of religious leader.The reconstruction is expected to carry out until its reopening in 2024. Until then, who knows what else lies beneath the crypt?Image: INRAP#archaeology #sarcophagus #coffin #NotreDame #lead

Dr. Timothy Clark Smith was Buried With a Window in his Grave and a Chisel and Bell in his Coffin.Normally, when someone wants a nice view over their grave it would be something scenic, like a valley or an ocean, not an actual window, but it is what Dr. Timothy Clark Smith wanted when he died in the late 1800s. Dr. Smith suffered from severe taphephobia, a fear from being buried alive.“It’s been years since you could see down there, I know he’s buried there and there’s the glass plate. And he supposedly had something to break it if he needed to. There’s also a bell down there I was told,” said Roger Boise, president of the Evergreen Cemetery Association in New Haven, Vermont.

Bronze Age Coffin Made out of a 4,000-Year-Old Hollowed Out Tree Trunk Discovered in a Golf CourseA log coffin dated from the Early Bronze Age was accidentally discovered in a pond on a golf course in Lincolnshire, England. The coffin, which measured 3 meters long and 1 meter wide, was made from a hollowed-out tree trunk and was thought to date from 4,000 years ago.Inside the log coffin were the remains of a man and a perfectly preserved axe with wooden shaft and stone head. The man’s body was laid on a cushion of yew or juniper leaves. Then, a gravel mound was raised on top of the grave, which suggested that the man had high status. According to archaeologists, the axe was extremely rare as only 12 were known to exist in Britain.The log coffin itself was also rare, with only 65 of its kind ever discovered.  The log coffin was created by carving a large oak tree, whose trunk was split lengthwise to create the hollow cavity.Image:  York Archaeological Trust#archaeology #BronzeAge #coffin #HistoricEngland #Sheffield