It was a case of death imitating art.
Archaeologists may have found the remains of Charles de Batz de Castelmore d’Artagnan at a church in the Netherlands, close to where the iconic French Musketeer — popularized in the “Three Musketeers” novels — died over three centuries ago during a bloody siege.
“This has truly become a top-level investigation, in which we want to be absolutely certain — or as certain as possible — whether it is the famous musketeer,” archaeologist Wim Dijkman told Reuters.
Read more at https://nypost.com/2026/03/26/science/scientists-may-have-found-remains-of-dartagnan-from-three-musketeers-books/
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