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Repair workers uncover skeletal remains beneath an altar in Maastricht’s church during tile repairs; early indicators—a French coin and a chest wound—point to Charles de Batz de Castelmore, Count d’Artagnan, the real-life inspiration for The Three Musketeers, with DNA testing underway to confirm the identity.
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.
An archaeologist in Maastricht, Netherlands, uncovered a tomb behind the altar at St. Peter and Paul Church containing a skeleton, a musket ball, and a 1660 coin, which researchers say match historical records of Charles de Batz de Castelmore, the musketeer known as D’Artagnan. DNA tests and a strontium isotope analysis are planned to confirm the identity, while the burial in consecrated ground aligns with accounts of his death during the 1673 siege of Maastricht.