Nova, Lost Tombs of Notre Dame
PBS Western Reserve (WNEO 45.1 / WEAO 49.1):
Wednesday, Dec. 18, at 9 PM
Thursday, Dec. 19, at 1 AM
Monday, Dec. 23, at 5 PM
During restoration work after the devastating 2019 fire at Notre-Dame de Paris, two anonymous sarcophaguses were discovered under the cathedral’s stone floor. Who is buried in them? And what secrets will these lead caskets reveal? Follow a team of archaeologists and historians as they attempt to solve centuries-old mysteries using the latest scientific investigation techniques. What can DNA and chemical analysis of the remains reveal about the history of Notre Dame and those who devoted their lives to it?
