Several ancient relics were uncovered at the Notre Dame cathedral in Paris as work continues on restoring the historic church.

The unearthed artifacts include ancient tombs and a “fully preserved anthropomorphic sarcophagus made of lead,” which was discovered during an archaeological excavation operation as part of preparation efforts to rebuild the church’s spire and likely dates back to the 14th century, France’s Ministry of Culture said Monday.

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