Foreword: Notre Dame de Paris has been in the restoration stage since the fire, in order to maintain its integrity, but also so that all kinds of cultural relics suffered minimal damage, but also sent a number of archaeologists to intervene in it, together to complete the restoration of Notre Dame de Paris. In the process, experts have indeed gained a lot, and have found mysterious tombs in the ground, including a mysterious lead coffin.
Examine the floor to find ancient tombs
The fire at Notre Dame cathedral in Paris is sad for the public, because there are indeed many precious historical relics in it, which are also the testimony of history. Immediately after the fire, an emergency plan was launched and a large-scale reconstruction work began, and the construction process also required special care and care, especially when building, and paying special attention to the structure of the top and bottom.
Experts are afraid of problems with the underground structure, so they also carried out a survey of the entire underground of Notre Dame Cathedral to determine its load-bearing and ensure that there will be no problems such as ground collapse. In the process of continuous investigation, experts also had an unexpected surprise, found a mysterious tomb, and this tomb is under the Notre Dame Cathedral, after the experts compared and investigated, found that this tomb can be traced back to the 14th century.
Humanoid lead coffins in tombs
Notre Dame de Paris was completed in 1345, and the tomb was buried in it a century after it was built, which is enough to show that the owner of the tomb should be a historical figure at that time, and should be a high-ranking official or nobleman with high power and rank, because there is no certain status and rights, and it cannot be buried in such an important place.
Because of the fire, archaeologists have also re-studied and examined the interior of Notre Dame Cathedral, and the ancient tomb and humanoid lead coffin were also discovered because of the huge scaffolding. In order to test the load-bearing capacity of the ground, experts discovered the ancient tomb during detection and analysis. The most striking of these is the lead coffin, which was scientifically probed inside and found some clothing tissue, plant remains, and hair.
These discoveries also made the experts very happy, which also proved that the preservation of the inside of the lead coffin is very complete. Through some murals and sculptures in the tomb, experts have also determined that the owner of the tomb in the lead coffin is a great figure of the 14th century, but it is not easy to reveal which one it is now. Much of what is known now is speculation, with some experts believing that the owner of the tomb secretly buried it underground after buying the caretaker of Notre Dame cathedral at the time.
Reconstruction continues
In addition to the above speculation, some experts believe that this may have something to do with the ritual sacrifice, and this historical figure should have been a high-ranking official at that time, and it was impossible for a small person to be buried here. All kinds of speculation also confirmed that the owner of the tomb was quite honorable at that time.
Because the excavation of this tomb and lead coffin also made the reconstruction of Notre Dame more difficult. In order to maintain the integrity of the tomb and the lead coffin, but also to restore Notre Dame to its original state, the reconstruction work has become more complicated. In addition to the discovery of tombs, experts have also found more than 1,000 iron nails in Notre Dame cathedral, which are also very good research objects for smelting technology in the 12th and 13th centuries.
To sum up: Notre Dame cathedral is still in the process of reconstruction, is expected to be completed in 2024, and reopened. In order to restore the building, the toxic lead material used before will also be used, which has also caused some environmental concerns, but it is hoped that the building can be restored to its original appearance.
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