Roman-era graves found by homeowner during basement renovation project
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After a homeowner discovered a skeleton in the basement during home renovations, archaeologists were brought to the scene. The oldest graves found are believed to date back to the third century A.D.
The finding of a single skeleton by a homeowner in Corbeil-Essonnes was just the beginning of an archaeological excavation that led to the discovery of 38 burials across four rooms, according to a translated statement from Archeodunum. Ashlyn Messier is a writer for Fox News Digital.
The presence of a cemetery from the Middle Ages has been known due to several plaster sarcophagi from the period being previously discovered, according to the statement, which scholars believed were connected with Notre-des-Champs chapel.
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