Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A restoration project became a full-out excavation when archaeologists began peeling back layers of time to discover ancient ...

Hidden beneath centuries of history, a long-forgotten staircase has led archaeologists to a remarkable discovery: a 400-year-old burial vault, untouched for generations. The vault, sealed off and ...

A routine restoration inside a medieval church in eastern France has turned into one of the most evocative archaeological surprises in recent memory. Behind a sealed doorway and a forgotten flight of ...

Archaeologists restoring the foundations of a church uncovered a staircase leading to 400-year-old vault and several burials, photos show. Photo from Christophe Fouquin and Inrap Archaeologists ...

Archaeologists restoring a medieval church in France uncovered a forgotten staircase. They followed it and found themselves in a 400-year-old vault surrounded by coffins. A team of archaeologists ...