What Are In the “Fishbones” Tunnels?

 

April 19, 2022

ENIGMATIC UNDERGROUND SPACES What Are In the “Fishbones” Tunnels? February 18, 1959, was just an ordinary day for road workers in Lyon, France, who were building a tunnel under Croix-Rousse Hill. While drilling, they stumbled upon an old well that had 31 identical tunnels leading off it. The curious structure resembled a fish skeleton, so they were named the arêtes de poisson, or “fishbones.” Then in 1961, workers found a saw, trowel, and half of a gold leaf-covered bronze laurel wreath. Despite this find, the tunnels were resealed, and the existence of the Fishbones were ignored. It wasn’t until 2007 that archaeologists began reinvestigating the Fishbones, which remain an enigmatic mystery.