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  1. Roman Necropolis of "Regular Folk" Found in France

    ... has been unearthed at Narbonne, in Occitaine, southwestern France. Archaeologists from the National Institute for ... of a section of the Roman necropolis found in Narbonne, France. ( Denis Gliksman, Inrap ) Assessing the Organic ... child skeletons unearthed in ancient Roman necropolis in France Mimes, Paid Grievers, and Masks: The Insane Theatrics ...

    ashley cowie - 19/10/2019 - 16:03

  2. Dating Lascaux Art by Precession

    ... in the Lascaux Cave complex, in the Dordogne region of France. I did not realize until recently, that there may be ... in the Lascaux Cave complex, in the Dordogne region of France. But although I am a little late to this particular ... summarize her results for various cave systems in southern France. Evolution of Prehistoric Cave Art, Valladas et al , ...

    ralph ellis - 16/07/2022 - 01:50

  3. Stolen Ring Owned by Joan of Arc Finally Returned to France

    ... VII in the Hundred Years' War to oust the English from France - when she was only 17 years old. Now, after spending ... in England, Joan of Arc’s treasured ring returns to France, thanks to the work of the Villiers family, who will ... to raise the necessary funds to get the relic back to France. However, the auction house had put a starting price ...

    Marilo - 08/03/2016 - 13:02

  4. Grand Alliances: The Anglo-French War 1294 – 1303

    In 1294, after almost 30 years of peace, England and France went to war. This sowed the seeds of the conflict ... War In 1294, after almost 30 years of peace, England and France went to war. This sowed the seeds of the conflict ... England had signed away the bulk of his ancestral lands in France, including Normandy and Anjou, to King Louis IX of ...

    David Pilling - 16/02/2024 - 20:24

  5. Famous Lascaux Rock Art of France Comes to Africa in Ultra-Realistic Replica

    ... near the village of Montignac in Dordogne, southwestern France, alongside prehistoric South African rock art.  ... near the village of Montignac in Dordogne, southwestern France, alongside prehistoric South African rock art.  ... stumbled upon them in the Dordogne region in southwestern France. The site was opened to the public in 1948 and gained ...

    micki pistorius - 14/05/2018 - 13:58

  6. Controversy Over Art Installation on the Stonework of one of France’s Greatest Medieval Sites

    ... Carcassonne Fort one of the most famous medieval sites in France. Reports claim that the artist’s installation, which ... Carcassonne Fort one of the most famous medieval sites in France. Reports claim that the artist’s installation, which ... in the beautiful Languedoc-Roussillon region, in southern France. It is the second most visited tourist site in the ...

    Ed Whelan - 14/05/2018 - 22:52

  7. The Life and Times of the Notorious Medieval Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine

    ... at that time. Subsequently, she became the Queen of France, and then Queen of England. During her second ... thought to have been Poitiers, in today’s west-central France. Eleanor was the eldest child of William X, Duke of ... that the Eleanor was now the ruler of a large chunk of France. It also meant that whoever married Eleanor would be ...

    dhwty - 20/06/2020 - 18:45

  8. Study Finds Oldest Ever Neanderthal Cave Engravings, Destroying Established Timeline

    ... the journal PLOS ONE has revealed that archaeologists in France have found what they believe to be the oldest ... discovered in the Roche-Cotard cave (Indre et Loire - France). On the left, the "circular panel" (ogive-shaped ... Cave in the Centre-Valde Loire region of north central France, archaeologists long ago discovered a series of ...

    Nathan Falde - 21/06/2023 - 19:00

  9. Archaeologists uncover 200,000-year-old Neanderthal remains in France

    ... of Tourville-la-Rivière in the Seine Valley of northern France.  According to a report in the journal PLOS ONE , ... the second time remains as old as this have been found in France. In the 1980s two partial crania from this period were excavated from Biache-Saint-Vaast in northern France. “Despite numerous sites of great antiquity having ...

    aprilholloway - 12/10/2014 - 01:59

  10. Mary, Queen of Scots: Tragic Heroine or Conniving Conspirator?

    ... baby Mary was viewed as a ‘prize’ by both England and France. Both kingdoms wanted Mary to marry one of their ... d’Oysel), the French ambassador to Scotland, to seek France’s aid in the war against the English. Henry II , who ... At the same time, he proposed a union of Scotland and France through the marriage of Mary and his son and heir, ...

    dhwty - 22/03/2020 - 13:04

  11. Deep in a Cave in France Neanderthals Constructed Mysterious Ring Structures 176,000 Years Ago

    ... arrangements of 176,000-year-old stalagmites in a cave in France shows they were carrying out some kind of cultural or ... stalagmites and burnt bones from Bruniquel Cave in France’s Averyron region and found they dated to about ... people discovered it in 1990. The cave is in southwest France. Spelunkers dug a narrow chamber through 30 meters ...

    Mark Miller - 28/05/2016 - 00:43

  12. Human Bones Were Ground into Flour to Make Bread in 16th Century France

    ... such story, rooted in the grim realities of 16th century France In human history, there are some tales so bizarre they ... such story, rooted in the grim realities of 16th century France, reveals a desperate and macabre solution to famine: ... episode is set during the tumultuous Wars of Religion in France. In 1590, the city of Paris, controlled by the ...

    Joanna Gillan - 24/11/2023 - 13:54

  13. Who Was La Voisin? France’s Socialite Poisoner For Hire

    ... time. Fortune Tellers were in high demand in 17th century France (Georges de la Tour /  Public Domain ) She used to ... Papin Sisters: Shocking Housemaids’ Crime That Shook France The claimed  alchemist  Adam Lesage, one of the ... who became the official mistress to King Louis XIV of  France  after holding a black mass to win victory in the ...

    Bipin Dimri - 18/07/2021 - 22:47

  14. 23,000-year-old statuette found in France adds to mysterious collection of 'Venus figurines'

    Archaeologists in France made a rare and important discovery when they ... art, and is one of only 15 other similar figures found in France. According to a release by AFP , the discovery was ... found throughout Europe and Russia, and 15 of those in France. This latest discovery is the first time that a Venus ...

    aprilholloway - 28/11/2014 - 11:49

  15. Roman Funeral Pyre in France Contained Rare Metal Curule Chair

    ... Metz-Tessy, in the Haute-Savoie department in southeastern France, near Annecy. After an SNC group carried out routine ... Metz-Tessy, in the Haute-Savoie department in southeastern France, near Annecy. After an SNC group carried out routine ... found within the Roman funeral pyres of Epagny Metz-Tessy, France. A small portion of the high-class Roman grave goods ...

    Sahir - 06/04/2021 - 18:49

  16. 39 Prehistoric Megaliths At ‘The French Stonehenge’ Destroyed by Developers

    ... at the renowned Neolithic site of Carnac in north-west France has caused widespread dismay. The incredibly ... Mess? According to reports from regional newspaper Ouest-France , the DIY chain Mr Bricolage had obtained a building ... Mauduit (@XavierMauduit) June 7, 2023 According to Ouest France, an archaeological survey conducted in 2014 led to the ...

    Sahir - 08/06/2023 - 15:05

  17. 2,600-Year-Old Prehistoric Necropolis in France Reveals Treasures

    ... used between 900 and 600 BC in Aubagne in southeastern France has revealed a first millennium BC individual, ... Found Clutching Deer Antler in Neolithic Complex in France Five incredible funerary practices from the ancient ... was excavated from a prehistoric necropolis in southern France.               Source: Denis Dubesset / ...

    Sahir - 24/12/2022 - 22:00

  18. Researchers Decode Secret Encrypted Letters of Mary, Queen of Scots

    ... found by the code breaker team in the national library of France . (Bibliotheque National de France) Decoding A Monarch’s Screams For Help After Queen ... by a team of codebreakers in the National Library of France archives. Comprising 57 individual scripts written in ...

    ashley cowie - 08/02/2023 - 21:52

  19. Marie Antoinette’s Diamond Encrusted Bracelets Will Sell For Millions

    ... of Austria. Ultimately, she became the last queen of France before the French Revolution . Renowned across the ... the hammer at Christie ’ s Auctions in Geneva . Agence France-Presse  (AFP) reports that the two “three-strand ... only 14 years old when she married Louis, the grandson of France ’ s King Louis XV, in May 1770. An article in ...

    ashley cowie - 24/09/2021 - 14:59

  20. Gallo-Roman Worship Complex Dedicated to Jupiter and Mars Discovered

    ... worship complex in Rennes, Brittany (northwestern France) on a hilltop with sweeping views of the Flume ... worship complex in Rennes, Brittany (northwestern France) on a hilltop with sweeping views of the Flume valley. ... right after the Roman conquest of the tribes of Gaul in France in the 1st century BC. The Flume valley Gallo-Roman ...

    Sahir - 14/06/2022 - 18:44

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