00:00As archaeologists in Paris study the construction of Notre Dame following the devastating 2019
00:06fire, new structural discoveries are revealed in parts of the cathedral that were concealed
00:12for centuries.
00:14Science Alert reports archaeologists have uncovered thousands of metal staples in various
00:20parts of the cathedral, some dating back to the early 1160s.
00:24Research published on Science Journal Plus One shows the study of iron reinforcements
00:30used in the construction of Notre Dame offers a glimpse into the innovation that took place
00:35on this building site in the mid-12th century.
00:38Notre Dame is the first known Gothic cathedral where iron was massively used as a proper construction
00:45material to bind stones throughout its entire construction.
00:50Researchers say, quote, Notre Dame is now unquestionably the first known Gothic cathedral
00:55where iron was massively used to bind stones as a proper construction material, unquote.
01:01This is a big deal because prior to this discovery it was believed that France's Soissons Cathedral
01:07and Bourges Cathedral were the first buildings to use this type of support.
01:11Now this shows the iron reinforcements were used at least decades before previously believed.
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01:18marked, and it's the sacred and the red to the diamond invest for us.
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