Emily Chan
Next to them, there were several lead bullets for rifles, spurs, and a copper bowl with indentations that looked as if they were made with weapons.
These objects indicate that they were soldiers and that the church may have been used as a base for defense purposes. Additionally, the church contained signs of a bloody confrontation.
When Visegrád came under the control of the Ottoman Empire in 1544, the church may have been destroyed.
The Ottoman Empire was established in Anatolia by Turkish tribes. During the 15th and 16th centuries, it was one of the most powerful states in the world.
At its height, the empire stretched across most of southeastern Europe, along with parts of North Africa and the Middle East.
The researchers are unsure who the crypt had been built for, but they believe that further excavations will reveal the answer, as well as other long-buried secrets. More archaeological work is yet to come at the site of Visegrád!
