More Than 200 Skeletons Unearthed In Central Paris

More than 200 ancient skeletons have been discovered under a supermarket in central Paris, French media reported Saturday. The skeletons are remains of people who were buried centuries ago in communal graves, in what was once a cemetery adjacent to a 12th-century hospital that was destroyed during the Industrial Revolution in the late 18th century. The findings in eight communal graves unearthed so far indicate that a large number of people had to be buried at the same time, said...

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