Dozens Of Ancient Skeletons Found In Heart Of Bustling City: 'hard To Imagine'

Some commuters successful a cosmopolitan European metropolis whitethorn beryllium shocked to study they've been stepping complete ancient skeletons for galore years.

Officials successful Brussels, Belgium, announced connected April 9 that nationalist useful projects person led to nan find of astatine slightest 30 skeletons successful nan bosom of nan metropolis – and location whitethorn beryllium much still to come.

The archaeological excavation began erstwhile workers precocious stumbled crossed nan skeletons while moving connected tram tracks. 

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Pictures show sharply dressed locals stepping astir nan charming European metropolis arsenic excavators excavation heavy into a pit afloat of skeletons.

Ans Persoons, caput of authorities for Brussels, shared specifications astir nan excavation successful an April 9 Facebook station written successful some Dutch and French. 

Brussels officials precocious announced nan find of dozens of skeletons successful nan city's cardinal district. (@anspersoonsbxl via Facebook)

Persoons identified nan wide sedate arsenic nan remnants of nan aged Saint-Jean Hospital, established successful 1195.

"Thanks to preventive excavations, 30 skeletons person already been cleared," nan translated station read. 

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"It's difficult to imagine, but truthful galore traces of our history are hidden nether nan pavements of Brussels!"

The wide sedate is portion of nan remnants of nan aged St-Jean Hospital, aliases Clinique Saint-Jean. (@anspersoonsbxl via Facebook)

The excavation is being conducted pinch nan thief of nan Brussels Intercommunal Transport Company (MVIB) and workers from nan city's nationalist h2o usability VIVAQUA.

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In a video posted by nan MVIB, nan agency wrote that nan "centuries-old cemetery" was recovered while labor worked connected nan tram tracks successful nan Regentstraat, successful cardinal Brussels.

Pictures show Brussels residents stepping astir arsenic excavators unearth medieval skeletons adjacent by.  (@anspersoonsbxl via Facebook)

"Between nan 14th and 18th centuries, [the cemetery] offered nan last resting spot to nan sick and section residents," publication nan post, translated from Dutch to English. 

"Archaeologists are astatine activity correct now and dream to amended understand mundane life successful aged Brussels done nan excavations," nan agency added.

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The find is 1 of galore European wide graves discovered successful nan past respective months. 

Last summer, 50 "exceptionally well-preserved" Viking skeletons were discovered by archaeologists successful Denmark.

The skeletons are described arsenic "medieval" by Belgian officials, and day backmost arsenic galore arsenic 700 years. (@anspersoonsbxl via Facebook)

More recently, nan Vienna Museum discovered nan skeletons of much than 129 Roman and Germanic soldiers. 

Found nether a shot field, nan wide sedate dates backmost to nan first period A.D. 

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Fox News Digital's Kyle Schmidbauer contributed to this report.