Start digging the grave of Mona Lisa!

Italian archaeologists began excavating the ancient tomb of a Renaissance woman, thought to be Leonardo da Vinci's 'Mona Lisa' image.

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Archaeologists decided to find the mysterious woman in the Mona Lisa painting

With a host of other state-of-the-art navigation devices and machines, scientists began surveying a monastery in Florence, where it is said to be the burial place of Lisa Gherardini's wife. Famous silk merchant Francesco del Giocondo. At this point, most experts believe that the Mona Lisa painting is the portrait of Lisa Gherardini.

However, to find Lisa Gherardini's tomb, losing 1542 is not easy. Until a few years ago, an Italian historical researcher announced that he had found a document indicating Lisa Gherardini's grave is currently located at Sant'Orsola monastery in Florence.

To clarify the real damage, an archaeological team has started searching for this ancient tomb. By finding the bones, DNA tests would then verify that exactly Lisa Gherardini's grave by comparing it with the bones of her descendants is now also buried in Florence.

In addition, it was hoped that her skull would remain so that scientists would restore the face and compare it to the Mona Lisa.