Children's dig in France unearths 13th century bishop mummy
The surprise discovery in Aisne contained the 800-year-old mummified remains of Abbot Albéric de Braine 1 February 2021 Abbot Albéric de Braine’s tomb was discovered by two children taking part in a local public digBy Connexion journalist Two children taking part in a dig to initiate the public into the workings of archaeologists made a surprise discovery – a tomb with the 800-year-old mummified remains of an abbot. Sister and brother Alyssa and Alban Chambard, aged eight and 10, realised they had found something exciting and alerted experts from the association which had organised the...
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