French tourist detained in Egypt over ‘4,500-year-old’ souvenir statue The woman was held by police after buying the statuette for €250 at a luxury store
Dinosaur-era tree found, heroic baker: 5 feel-good French news stories We try and prove it was not all bad news this week in France
Dozens of executed WW2 German soldiers possibly found in France Excavations at the site in Corrèze are set to begin next month Search begins in France to find 47 executed German soldiers Bellegarde dig shows France’s evolving approach to archaeology Works at French train station uncover Roman-era cemetery
Metal detectorists in France reject ‘looter’ label in French crackdown It is illegal to use a metal detector without permission from the prefecture or risk seven years in prison for pillaging heritage
French man finds bracelet of American WWII soldier in a field The bracelet has been loaned to D-Day Experience, an immersive museum that already had some of the soldier’s possessions in its collection
Climate change threatens ancient drawings inside French cave Archaeologists and divers are working to preserve and record the Palaeolithic paintings and engravings, as a new replica exhibition opens this week
A new Stonehenge-like site set to be built in central Brittany ‘Megalithic practices must come back to where they originated,’ the co-founder of the association behind the project told The Connexion .
Metal detecting can be a legal minefield in France Are there any rules on using a metal detector in France? LF
Giant 3D map is being made of France using lasers The project is aimed at preventing natural disasters and identifying areas which are potentially suitable for agriculture as well as archaeological sites
British team leads dig to recover WW2 US airmen in tiny French village The archaeological team has been contracted by the US government to search the site on which the plane went down in 1944, killing six of the eight crew on board
First music from prehistoric French shell in 17,000 years A prehistoric conch shell found in southwest France had been deliberately crafted into a horn-like instrument - and it still works
French customs seizes 27,000 looted archaeological artefacts The “priceless” pieces were found at a Frenchman’s Belgian home and the “collector” in question now faces huge fines and a prison sentence
Giant dinosaur footprints found on cave roof Giant fossilised dinosaur footprints – some of the largest yet found in the world – have been discovered on the roof of the Castelbouc cave in the south of France. Rare prehistoric stones discovered in central France See Nice from the air – 409 years ago Roman cemetery found on tram extension route
Iron Age farmers’ saltmill found on Dune de Pilat Iron Age farmers lived on Europe’s highest sand dune, Dune de Pilat in Gironde, and heated seawater there to get salt, archaeologists have found. Couple put the Viking into ancient farming Dig into French history on archaeology days Ancient treasure find stuns archaeologists Ancient discovery changes modern plans Experts in race to excavate Roman site
France-wide events blow dust off archaeology Hundreds of events open up the past and show some the beautiful objects found
Get a dinosaur bone named after you Would you like to go down in history? A museum is offering you the chance to have a real life dinosaur bone named after you - for the price of 30€
Dig uncovers giant mosaic with animals Discovery is first evidence of Roman town that gave its name to Uzès and it is open for visits this weekend
Live your Time Team dream to help archeological Archeological digs across France are in need of volunteers to help them complete on-site studies.
Houses plan on hold after Roman villa found Archaeologists discover large Gallo-Roman villa in Brittany - with largest private baths ever found in region