The aromatic oil of the aristocratic family of the 16th century French

Five hearts were discovered in the burial cellar of a French noble family living in the 16th century with muscles cut off from the body and placed in a heart-shaped vase.

Discovered the reservoir of the oiled people in the monastery in France

Archaeologists at the Institute for Preventive Archaeological Research found hearts while excavating the basement of Jacobins monastery in Rennes, France.

Vase of the heart of Toussaint Perrien, Knight of Brefeillac.(Photo: RSNA).

Some graves that the research team found date back to the end of the 16th century to the early 17th century. Inside the burial chamber, they found 5 bottles of lead-shaped hearts, containing aromatic oils . A team of radiographers was invited to check the hearts to find out the health status of the bunker.

"We tried to review health information from aromatherapy hearts, but impregnated materials made it difficult for us," IB Times quoted Fatima-Zohra Mokrane, head of the group. research.

At first, magnetic resonance imaging and computerized tomography provided very little information about the health of the heart carrier. But after careful cleaning of the heart, scientists can identify structures such as heart chambers, heart valves and coronary arteries. Then they moistened the tissue to identify the heart muscle.

Five containers contain hearts inside.(Photo: RSNA).

A poorly preserved heart can be studied. However, the remaining 4 hearts provide a lot of health data. Three of them show signs of getting sick. The remaining heart seems to be quite healthy.

According to researchers, one of the hearts belongs to Toussaint Perrien, Knight of Brefeillac. His heart was removed from his chest and buried with his wife Louise de Quengo, Lady of Brefeillac.

"At that time, it was very common to bury the dead with the heart of a husband or wife. It is a romantic side in the burial practice of the ancients," Mokrane explained.