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
news New shrimp-like species discovered in France The tiny crustacean has been discovered living in an underwater river in a national park near Marseille.
New accidental French invention: the lockdown cheese How one farmer’s forgotten cheese turned into a new lockdown treat.
Rare gold nugget found in Pyrenees hills The story of the prospector who found a rare gold nugget weighing 2.25 grammes while panning in a river in the Pyrenees foothills.
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.