Why the 'dig of the century' is happening underneath Notre Dame
02-06-2026 09:12 via abc.net.au

Why the 'dig of the century' is happening underneath Notre Dame

More than a year after France's famed Notre Dame reopened, an archaeological exploration going thousands of years into the history of Paris has begun just metres below the cathedral's ground floor.
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