The remains were identified by the “coats of arms” carved on the sarcophagi, Catalan News reported. An archaeologist studies the 600-year-old remains inside a sarcophagus.

Palestinian workers unearthed the tombs and two lead sarcophagi after the 2,000-year-old cemetery was discovered by chance in the Gaza Strip.

Archaeologists discovered the sarcophagi beneath the floor of the Notre-Dame cathedral's transept. Courtesy of Denis Gliksman / INRAP During restoration efforts at Notre-Dame Cathedral, which ...