In 1939, at the onset of World War II, a cache of Lithuanian and Polish royal treasures went underground ... the walls of the Lithuanian church’s vaults uncovered the handsome trove, bringing ...
Archaeologists have unveiled a 400-year-old burial vault after following a long-lost staircase. The staircase was found in the Church of Saint Philibert in Dijon, France. The Romanesque church ...
Restoration efforts at the Church of Saint Philibert in France led to the discovery of a forgotten staircase and a 400-year-old burial vault. The archaeological finds didn’t stop there ...
The $77 million complex will ultimately hold more than 20,000 bodies in crypts lining a mile of underground tunnels ... hope will relieve a shortage of burial space in the capital.