Tribute to Frenchman who found 3.2 million-year-old 'Lucy' skeleton Celebrated palaeontologist Yves Coppens told us about how he made the find with fellow researchers in an interview in 2019
Archaeologists discover medieval port in west France The surprise findings include evidence of a wine and fishing trade in the area - and well-preserved wooden specimens
Children’s dig in France unearths 13th century bishop mummy The surprise discovery in Aisne contained the 800-year-old mummified remains of Abbot Albéric de Braine New shrimp-like species discovered in France New accidental French invention: the lockdown cheese Rare gold nugget found in Pyrenees hills
Roman-era ‘mini Pompeii’ discovered on banks of Rhône A ‘mini Pompeii’ archaeological site has been discovered in Sainte-Colombe in the Rhône, near Vienne, France.
Experts in race to excavate Roman site Newly-discovered ruins of a luxurious 5th-century Roman palace in Auch in the Gers have sparked a race against time by archaeologists.