France Archive
Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Archaeologists who have been involved in the renovation of the royal castle of Villers-Cotterêts have stumbled upon a unique ancient treasure. The Château
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Archaeology
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
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Scientists have discovered surprising evidence modern humans successively inhabited the Mandrin Cave in France within an interval of barely a year. Studies of
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Archaeology
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
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Archaeologists in France have unearthed hundreds of exceptional Bronze Age artifacts that were most likely offerings. The still-well-preserved 3,00-year-old artifacts include jewelry and
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - The 4,000-year-old piece of rock, called Saint-Bélec Slab has been re-examined and a new analysis shows it may be Europe's oldest 3D map.
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News
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Constructed in the 1st century, around 40 A.D. during the reign of Roman Emperor Claudius, the huge amphitheater of Saintes in France, could
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - It’s certainly not an artifact archaeologists can expect to find often so it’s understandable they are excited about this amazing discovery in central
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - An important outpost of the Roman Empire once located in what is now the modern city of Nîmes, located in the Occitanie region
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Ancient Mysteries
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Ancient history can only be taken seriously if it is investigated in an objective manner. We cannot let our prejudice cloud our judgment
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Researchers have studied a 25,000-year-old burial site that sheds light on early human social practices. The interesting discoveries have been made in Grotte
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Ancient Mysteries
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – We continue our journey following the man who was determined to unearth a legendary treasure. As discussed in part 1, after being granted
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Ancient Mysteries
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – As soon as he learned about the possible existence of a legendary ancient treasure, he decided to investigate the claims. He understood that
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Ancient Mysteries
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - As discussed in part 1 of this series, a researcher who decided to investigate a strange carving made by Knights Templar in France
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Ancient Mysteries
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The Knights Templar had many secrets and we have successfully unraveled some of them, but certainly not all. Many historians will admit that
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - French experts are baffled by an ancient rock inscription found in Brittany. A reward of 2000 Euros ( $2,248) is now being offered to
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News
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Very sad news is arriving from France. The magnificent cathedral Notre Dame is on fire and 400 firefighters are desperately trying to tackle the massive
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Ancient Mysteries
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - When workers announced they had found peculiar bones in a graveyard near a castle In France, the excitement spread. Many became involved in
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Ancient Mysteries
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Could man be of a greater antiquity than previously thought? Did the inhabitants of Britain, Germany and France once in the remote past share
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Archaeology
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com - Scientists are investigating a strange phenomenon and may have come up with an explanation that is truly gruesome. Several Stone Age cave paintings in
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Ancient Symbols
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Symbols have always played an important role in human history, but when and where did the first symbols appear? How do we know
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Featured Stories
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Many people today believe in the existence of ghosts and spirits. Our ancestors shared many of these beliefs, and ancient cultures across the
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News
AncientPages.com - On August 29, 1475, the Treaty of Picquigny ended a brief war between England and France. It was a significant historic peace treaty that followed an invasion
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - For a long time, the ancient Roman city of Ucetia in southern France was known only by its name. Now archaeologists have unearthed
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News
AncientPages.com - On March 23, 1568, the Edict of Longjumeau was signed. It ended the Second War of Religion (1567-68) and restored all the Huguenots' rights (necessary religious
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Archaeology
AncientPages.com - A body of an adult man buried in the 5th Millennium BC in Avignon, southern France has been recently studied by a team of researchers from Bordeaux
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Archaeology
AncientPages.com - Archaeologists have discovered16 engraved limestone blocks, created 38,000 years ago, during an expedition in France's Vézère Valley, Vézère Valley was used as a shelter by the Aurignacian
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News
AncientPages.com - On January 21, 1793, King Louis XVI was executed by guillotine in the Place de la Revolution in Paris. It happened one day after the king was
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News
AncientPages.com - On December 11, 1792, King Louis XVI of France was put on trial for treason by the National Convention. Louis XVI (also known as Louis Capet)
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