France Archive

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - A unique find has unveiled fascinating insights into the burial rituals of medieval Western Europe. For the first time, researchers have uncovered bioarchaeological

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Two years ago, scientists made a significant discovery at Paris’ Notre Dame Cathedral: an ancient sarcophagus. This finding was immediately recognized for its

AncientPages.com - High-resolution analysis of the genomes of individuals buried in a 4,500-year-old collective tomb at Bréviandes-les-Pointes, near the French town of Troyes, has revealed a surprising story

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - French archaeologists have announced a significant archaeological finding at Cap d'Erquy, located in the Côtes d'Armor north of Brittany. The remnants of a

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - It is time for a historical mystery today. We delve into an intriguing ancient mystery that unfolds in the heart of ancient France.

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - On 12 September 1901, Denis Peyrony, a local schoolmaster, stepped inside the Font-De-Gaume Cave. He discovered marvelous prehistoric cave paintings that our ancient

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - We may never know the thoughts and emotions of our long-gone ancestors. Still, we can gain plenty of other valuable information based on

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - It does not happen often archaeologists find an ancient unlooted Roman sarcophagus. When it happens, like it just did in France, it is

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Our oceans hold many clues that could shed light on our ancient past. Beneath the waters are incredible prehistoric objects and ruins of

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - A team of archaeologists from INRAP (French National Institute for Preventive Archaeological Research)  recently unearthed two Neolithic settlements of which one has well-preserved

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Archaeologists excavating in Rennes, France, have discovered many objects up to 1,800 years old. Among these precious ancient items are statuettes of the

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - If the emergence of mechanically propelled weapons in prehistory is commonly perceived as one of the hallmarks of advancing modern human populations into

Conny Waters -  AncientPages.com - When archaeologists excavated the necropolis of Saint-Pierre-l'Estrier, France, they unearthed more than 230 graves. Inside these tombs, Inrap archaeologists found many exceptional objects.

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - A team of archaeologists excavating in Aleria-Lamajone (Corsica), France has unearthed a magnificent Etruscan underground burial and an ancient Roman necropolis. As explained

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - In March this year, scientists made a surprising discovery of an ancient sarcophagus and several tombs at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, France.

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - A surprising discovery of an ancient sarcophagus and several tombs at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, France has been described as a great

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - A groundbreaking study in prehistoric archaeology at Tel Aviv University provides evidence for high cognitive abilities in early humans who lived 170,000 years

A. Sutherland  - AncientPages.com  - Many legendary weapons have been described in ancient documents and books. Some were authentic weapons, and others gained a mythical status that inspired

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Marie Antoinette is today known as the French Queen, executed by the guillotine during the French Revolution. Much has been said and written

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Cosquer Cave is the world's only underwater Stone Age cave and a marvelous place where archaeologists have discovered mysterious paintings created by our

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Emma of Normandy is one of the most intriguing Medieval queens who pushed England into a new era, and yet, she is today