Notre Dame Fire Restoration Project Uncovers Ancient Medieval Tombs

Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen, yes, no surprise they are finding surprises! Very interesting ones about medieval times - for the field of anthropology.
Thanks for the update. I have been concerned about the stained glass windows.
Everything should be fresher inside after the restoration than it's been in a long time. And the structural integrity should be safer than it's been in a long while, too.

good read

Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen
..."The coffin might have been made for "a senior dignitary" and likely dated from the 1300s -- the century following the cathedral's construction.

As well as the tombs, elements of painted sculptures were found just beneath the current floor level of the cathedral, identified as parts of the original 13th-century rood screen -- an architectural element separating the altar area from the nave.

Other parts of the structure, destroyed in the early 18th century, were unearthed during Notre Dame's mid-1800s restoration and are already on display in the Louvre museum.

French researchers have carried out the latest archaeological dig before scaffolding is set up to support the rebuilding of the spire.

Their investigation has been extended until March 25, the culture ministry said."...