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Beneath a Romanesque church in France archaeologists uncovered an earlier one, and beneath Merovingian tombs, and beneath Roman sarcophagi

Located on rue Michelet, near the imposing Saint-Bénigne Cathedral in Dijon, France, the Church of Saint-Philibert is not just a place of worship but also a silent witness to centuries of history and architectural evolution. Its past, marked by human interventions and natural transformations, reveals traces of eras spanning from Late Antiquity to the modern […]

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Man discovered a skeleton in his basement and found 38 Late Antique tombs and 10 Merovingian sarcophagi

During the winter of 2023-2024, a team of archaeologists conducted an excavation in the basement of a house in the Montconseil neighborhood of Corbeil-Essonnes (Île-de-France). This operation was prescribed by the Regional Archaeology Service and was carried out after the accidental discovery of a skeleton while the homeowner was doing renovation work in his basement. […]

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Gold Ring Reveals Possible New Princely Lineage in Jutland Linked to Merovingians

A treasure hunter has uncovered an elaborate gold ring in southwestern Denmark that could shed light on a previously unknown lineage of royal figures with ties to powerful European dynasties in the early Medieval period. Lars Nielsen, 39, was metal detecting in the fields near Emmerlev when he came across the large gold ring encrusted […]

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Norway’s Earliest Ship Burial Emerges Before the Viking Age

This summer, a small group of archaeologists and metal detector enthusiasts conducted a study on the large burial mound known as Herlaugshaugen, located on the island of Leka in the northern Trøndelag region of Norway. The project was commissioned by the National Antiquities Council of Norway and carried out in collaboration with the regional government, […]