2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (236+ words) The Journées du Patrimoine is a weekend of discovery like no other, when thousands of intriguing and fascinating sites open their doors to the general public. Many take advantage of the opportunity to visit museums, monuments, gardens, places of power…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (453+ words) Named after famous scientists and Nobel laureates Pierre and Marie Curie, the campus has been a cradle of innovation and education for over a century. From historic classrooms to state-of-the-art laboratories, the campus is an intoxicating blend of ancient and…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (489+ words) Hidden away inside an Austrian crypt for centuries, a mysterious mummy has finally revealed why it survived when others did not. A remarkably preserved 18th-century mummy in an Austrian church crypt has revealed an embalming technique never previously documented by…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (316+ words) Some megalithic monuments in France are particularly notable for their carved and engraved decoration. Such representations are generally described as megalithic art, a term used for motifs and designs carved, pecked, incised, or occasionally painted on the stones forming megalithic…...

1+ week, 56+ min ago   (1097+ words) Archaeologists investigating a mysterious wall beneath a field near the village of Corfe Castle in Dorset, believe they have uncovered the remains of a farmhouse dating back at least 1,000 years. Substantial stone walls were first discovered during a university training…...

1+ week, 15+ hour ago   (619+ words) Tranquillity reigns at a host of alternatives to the restored Notre-Dame, which attracts vast crowds When it comes to the churches of Paris, most of the world’s attention has been focused on the spectacular restoration of Notre-Dame. The church reopened…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (584+ words) WATCH: Mind-blowing archaeology discoveries which bring history back to life After a dig in January and February 2026, the skeleton was found near a church altar in the Netherlands An archaeology row has erupted five months after a skeleton was unearthed…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (294+ words) In 1988, archaeologists cracked open a lead coffin inside the Château de Laval in northwestern France and found something peculiar....

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (269+ words) Here lie some of France's and the world's greatest personalities, from writers to singers, poets to scientists, actresses to statesmen. To explore the tombs of Balzac, Sartre, Simone de Beauvoir, Jim Morrison, Édith Piaf, Serge Gainsbourg, Colette and Marie Curie…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (457+ words) Near Paris, unusual tours unveil a hidden maze of lesser-known historic cellarsBeneath the streets of Sèvres in the Hauts-de-Seine, an unexpected network of tunnels uncovers a forgotten heritage. The Caves of the King now provide guided tours that take visitors…...