Case file · Folklore / legend
Joan of Arc's 'relics' unmasked
A jar of remains said to have been recovered from Joan of Arc's pyre in 1431, found in Paris in 1867, was shown in 2007 to contain an Egyptian mummy and a cat bone.
2007 CE · 47.17, 0.24 · status: hoax
The account
Forensic scientist Philippe Charlier led the analysis; the jar is kept at Chinon by the archdiocese of Tours.