A genetics expert retained by the family of a girl who went missing in 1983 said Saturday that a cavernous underground space near a Vatican cemetery holds thousands of bones that appear to be from dozens of individuals, both "adult and non-adult.'' "We didn't expect such an enormous number'' of bones and other remains which "had been thrown into a cavity,'' Portera said. GREGORIO BORGIA/AP A view of the Teutonic Cemetery inside the Vatican. A Vatican statement Saturday made no mention of the number of remains in the newly discovered space near the Teutonic Cemetery but said the forensic work would resume on July 27. The Vatican said it didn't know why but indicated restoration work in the cemetery area in the 1960s and 1970s might be a reason.

Source: Stuff July 21, 2019 06:45 UTC