Dutch church floor hunt hints at real-life d’Artagnan grave
TL;DR
Archaeologists in the Netherlands uncovered a skeleton beneath a centuries-old church floor that could be the grave of d’Artagnan, the famed Musketeer. Clues include a musket-ball fragment and a 1660 coin, with the burial located near the altar area; jawbone DNA sequencing and forensic analysis are planned to confirm the identity by comparing with living relatives, though confirmation awaits results.
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