“At first glance, we thought it was pottery. ” This is a completely different discovery made by Samuel Moinard on Tuesday August 10, 2021 in the garden of his restaurant in Mauves-sur-Huisne (Orne). The owner of the restaurant Sam at the wheel found a human bone. “It looked like a skullcap. “
“A hole was dug by an energy supplier in May to install a gas tank” , tells the Lorrain installed in this village of Perche a month earlier. He gave the alert to the anti-crime squad which had traveled to collect other bone samples for analysis.
An investigation opened by the prosecution
According to the first results, these would be very old bones dating from the Middle Ages. “It’s an extraordinary discovery that will surely require archaeological excavations. In the end, it is a good spotlight for the village ” , estimates Samuel Moinard, reassured by this news which will not jeopardize his activity.
An investigation was opened by the public prosecutor’s officeAlencon.
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