Joan of Arc relics not really Joan’s
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In an extensive new study, a team of scientists has determined that the revered relics of Joan of Arc are nothing more than the bones of a human and a cat tracing back to ancient Egypt.
The relics, which have fooled onlookers for decades, did resemble burnt bones, in keeping with historical accounts of the death of Joan of Arc (1412-1431), who was convicted of heresy and executed by burning.
According to a report in Discovery News, the new research, conducted by medical examiners, pathologists, geneticists, biochemists, a radiologist, zoologist and archaeologist, determined that the artifacts consist of a mummified cat leg bone and human rib, both dating to the 6th-3rd century B.C.
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