Dozens of ancient skeletons found in heart of bustling city: 'Hard to imagine'

Some commuters successful a cosmopolitan European metropolis whitethorn beryllium shocked to larn they've been walking implicit past skeletons for galore years.

Officials successful Brussels, Belgium, announced connected April 9 that nationalist works projects person led to the find of astatine slightest 30 skeletons successful the bosom of the metropolis – and determination whitethorn beryllium much inactive to come.

The archaeological excavation began erstwhile workers precocious stumbled crossed the skeletons portion moving connected tram tracks. 

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Pictures amusement sharply dressed locals walking astir the charming European metropolis arsenic excavators excavation heavy into a pit afloat of skeletons.

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

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

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

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

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"It's hard to imagine, but truthful galore traces of our past are hidden nether the pavements of Brussels!"

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

The excavation is being conducted with the assistance of the Brussels Intercommunal Transport Company (MVIB) and workers from the city's nationalist h2o relation VIVAQUA.

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In a video posted by the MVIB, the bureau wrote that the "centuries-old cemetery" was recovered portion employees worked connected the tram tracks successful the Regentstraat, successful cardinal Brussels.

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

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

"Archaeologists are astatine enactment close present and anticipation to amended recognize mundane beingness successful aged Brussels done the excavations," the bureau added.

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The find is 1 of galore European wide graves discovered successful the 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, the Vienna Museum discovered the skeletons of much than 129 Roman and Germanic soldiers. 

Found nether a shot field, the wide sedate dates backmost to the archetypal period A.D. 

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