Restoring A 12th-Century Church Reveals The Churches Below, And The Merovingian Graves Beneath

As a self-proclaimed history geek, the part that I love most about it is how little we know about the past. Every once in a while, I read articles about how they have discovered something “new” that is actually so ancient, and it just makes my day.

Recently, a 12th-century French church’s restoration left history lovers like me in complete awe after 6th-century relics were unearthed beneath it. Archaeologists had a field day as a forgotten staircase is the hero of the story that led to this glorious discovery. Let’s find out what they really found hidden deep underground!