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How Human Bones Were Used to Stop Paris Sinking
Discover how Paris’s ancient quarries, once used to build the city, transformed into one of the world’s largest underground graveyards. From collapsing streets to overcrowded cemeteries, uncover the chilling history behind the Paris Catacombs and the millions of skeletons resting beneath the City of Lights.
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References
Author Unknown (2024) “The Ossuary”, Les Catacombes de Paris. https://www.catacombes.paris.fr/en/history/ossuary
Deps, P. D., Collin, S. M., Robin, S., & Charlier, P. (2020) “Leprosy in skulls from the Paris Catacombs”, Annals of Human Biology, 1–6. doi:10.1080/03014460.2020.171
Lau, R., Bellido, M., Reichert, A., & Leung, E. Y. C. (2017). “Transforming Catacombs and the City of Paris: The Spatial Relationship Between the Home for the Living and the Dead”, Dynamics of Community Formation, 237–248. doi:10.1057/978-1-137-53359-3_12
Schmeidler, K. (2022) “Prevalence of Wormian (Sutural) Bones in the Paris Catacombs Ossuary”, The FASEB Journal, 36. 10.1096/fasebj.2022.36.S1.R5654.
Willsher, K. (2024) “‘Bodies were dropped down quarry shafts’: secrets of millions buried in Paris catacombs come to light”, The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/oct/19/bodies-quarry-shafts-millions-buried-paris-catacombs
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Discover how Paris’s ancient quarries, once used to build the city, transformed into one of the world’s largest underground graveyards. From collapsing streets to overcrowded cemeteries, uncover the chilling history behind the Paris Catacombs and the millions of skeletons resting beneath the City of Lights.
🎧 Love video? Watch episodes and dive deeper into the stories here!
👉 Explore more mysteries and exclusive content here!
💡 Got a case in mind? Suggest new episode ideas here!
References
Author Unknown (2024) “The Ossuary”, Les Catacombes de Paris. https://www.catacombes.paris.fr/en/history/ossuary
Deps, P. D., Collin, S. M., Robin, S., & Charlier, P. (2020) “Leprosy in skulls from the Paris Catacombs”, Annals of Human Biology, 1–6. doi:10.1080/03014460.2020.171
Lau, R., Bellido, M., Reichert, A., & Leung, E. Y. C. (2017). “Transforming Catacombs and the City of Paris: The Spatial Relationship Between the Home for the Living and the Dead”, Dynamics of Community Formation, 237–248. doi:10.1057/978-1-137-53359-3_12
Schmeidler, K. (2022) “Prevalence of Wormian (Sutural) Bones in the Paris Catacombs Ossuary”, The FASEB Journal, 36. 10.1096/fasebj.2022.36.S1.R5654.
Willsher, K. (2024) “‘Bodies were dropped down quarry shafts’: secrets of millions buried in Paris catacombs come to light”, The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/oct/19/bodies-quarry-shafts-millions-buried-paris-catacombs
Music
Danse Macabre by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?collection=005
Artist: http://incompetech.com/
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