In the Turkish province of Eskisehir there is a city today called Yazilikaya (literally engraved rock ), but also known as the City of Midas . It is known to have been built by the Phrygians sometime between the 8th and 7th centuries BC, although archaeologists suspect it may be much older. The most
Carole Fritz, prehistorian, talks about the work carried out in the decorated cave of Marsoulas (Haute-Garonne) discovered at the end of the 19th century, almost half a century before the masterpieces of Lascaux, revealing in passing some secrets about his research. 3D reconstruction of an aurochs
A carbon 14 analysis made it possible to date this skeleton, exhumed a century ago in the Dordogne, from 600 or 700 years, sweeping away the century-old local legend and which designated a gentleman of bad reputation, Ernest de Fontaubert. The skeleton baptized Ernest, found in 1913 under the floo
The ancient siteof Pompeii constitutes an exceptional archaeological testimony to Roman history. The city was entirely buried during the eruption of Vesuvius on August 24, 79. Numerous archaeological excavations have revealed nearly three quarters of the city, which today constitutes a unique testim