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After the Notre Dame fire in 2019, two mysterious coffins were found buried beneath its floor. Where did they come from  | dG1fUWJxM180Qk9xN00

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00:00Paris, April 15th, 2019, a fire breaks out in Notre-Dame Cathedral.

00:07It engulfs the roof, bringing the iconic spire crashing to the ground.

00:14The collapse leaves a huge hole in the heart of the building.

00:19But it also sets the stage for surprising discoveries that might shed new light on the history of Notre-Dame.

00:30As they clear away the floor, first they uncover a network of brick tunnels dating back to the 19th century.

00:38And it doesn't require special handling.

00:41But what archaeologists see next does.

00:44Human remains.

00:48A sealed, lead sarcophagus of unknown age.

00:53Finding bodies is not completely unexpected.

00:57Burials in and around the cathedral are part of its history.

01:02But a sarcophagus like this one is very rare.

01:06And immediately begs the questions.

01:09Whose remains are these? And why are they here?

01:15Here, at Rongai Hospital in Toulouse,

01:18a team of anthropologists, forensic doctors and radiologists will analyze the contents of the coffins.

01:27Hello.

01:30Canon Antoine Delaporte's sarcophagus, as well as that of the John Doe, are first carefully cleaned.

01:39Professor Eric Courbessy, an anthropologist at the University of Toulouse,

01:44examines the two sarcophagi with archaeologist Christophe Beignet before opening them.

01:50A few teeth remain. The canines are in place.

01:54He's looking for any clue or detail on the surface of the coffins.

02:01The enlargement for the buttocks here. Have you ever seen this before or not?

02:06I don't recall.

02:07No.

02:09Unlike Antoine Delaporte's sarcophagus, this unknown coffin has a unique hourglass shape.

02:17These lead coffins were usually custom-made.

02:21Lead being a particularly soft and malleable metal,

02:25it was the perfect material to make an airtight, human-shaped capsule.

02:32Armed with an angle grinder, they start with Antoine Delaporte's sarcophagus.

02:40The bottom of the coffin is very badly eroded.

02:44What will this mean for the condition of the remains inside?

02:48Is everyone holding it?

02:49Everyone's got it, yes.

02:50OK, let's do this.

02:51All right, can I?

02:52Yeah, I have. You can give it to me, it's OK.

02:55It's OK, I've got it.

02:57All right, let go. Let go, boys.

03:01If the coffin had remained completely sealed,

03:05Delaporte's body would likely have been better preserved.

03:10Next, the mystery sarcophagus.

03:14It is a bit harder to open because its lead walls are much thicker.

03:22It is also less damaged, with fewer holes.

03:27So archaeologists hope the body inside will be better preserved than Antoine Delaporte.

03:32The lid is also much heavier to lift up.

03:36OK.

03:37OK, hold on.

03:39You can let it go now.

03:41You can let it go now.

03:43It's good.

03:47It's sawed off.

03:48An immediate surprise for the archaeologists.

03:51John Doe's skull is sawed off.

03:55It's not a human skull.

03:57An immediate surprise for the archaeologists.

04:00John Doe's skull is sawed open.

04:03Oh, beautiful.

04:04There's a leaf.

04:05There's lots of them.

04:06There's lots of leaves.

04:07Oh, wow, that's beautiful.

04:09There are spikes of plants.

04:11That's beautiful.

04:12It's great.

04:16This coffin is full of unexpected discoveries.

04:21The body has been buried with plants.

04:24But what kind?

04:25And why?

04:26And what possible reason had there been to saw open the skull?

04:31So many questions.

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