Think finding a needle in a haystack sounds hard? Try finding tiny rocks from space — as small as a grain of sand — inside piles of dust and debris strewn across the roofs of cathedrals. That’s the ...

Thanks to Hollywood, dinosaurs are very much back in style. The success of the "Jurassic Park" films has created much interest and curiosity in the prehistoric world of these massive creatures. The ...

An ancient baptistery was recently unearthed in France – and archaeologists say the discovery sheds light on Christian rituals from over 1,500 years ago. The baptistery, dating back to the fifth and ...

Several tombs and a leaden sarcophagus likely dating from the 14th century have been uncovered by archaeologists at Paris' Notre Dame cathedral following its devastating 2019 fire, France's culture ...

Several ancient relics were uncovered at the Notre Dame cathedral in Paris as work continues on restoring the historic church. The unearthed artifacts include ancient tombs and a “fully preserved ...

PARIS, March 15 – Archaeologists have found an ancient lead sarcophagus under Notre-Dame cathedral along with fragments of a rood screen, offering a new insight into the history of the building which ...

This article is more than 2 years old. A worker drives a machine on the reconstruction site of the Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral in Paris, on July 28, 2022, as part of a visit of France's Culture ...

Follows Mr. Tom Terce, known as the Vagabond director, as he explores Guatemala's rich history and culture. He visits ancient cathedrals, ruins of palaces, and the imposing volcano that has shaped the ...

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