These prehistoric European sites are a fascinating window onto the history of humanity. By visiting them, you can discover more about early civilisations who did their bit in shaping the modern world.

The Cussac cave has more than 1,000 ancient carvings, including horses, bison, rhinos, ibex and stylised feminine forms - Copyright AFP Christophe ARCHAMBAULT The ...

The enclosures spanned multiple time periods. Archaeologists say they have discovered an “unprecedented” monument in France. They outlined the discovery on the French-language site Inrap. That is the ...

Ahead of subdivision development in France, archaeologists found an ancient settlement site. Frédéric Audouit National Institute for Preventive Archaeological Research Prior to the development of a ...

An ancient settlement with large, densely packed buildings was discovered in northern France. Screengrab from Institut National de Recherches Archéologiques Préventives' Youtube video A series of ...

Road construction in Limoges uncovered a ventilation shaft and underground tunnels built by the ancient Romans as an aqueduct. Photo from F. Devevey and Inrap During construction work in a city of ...

An ancient Roman villa in northern France also had a burial from relatively recent history. D. Delaporte French National Institute for Preventive Archaeological Research Decades after an ancient site ...

Terracotta pipes embedded in stone walls allowed wastewater to flow from the basins back to an underground spring, researchers said. Delphine Béranger National Institute for Preventative ...

Whale bones retrieved from prehistoric shores are shedding light on how humans lived—and hunted—along Europe's vanished coastlines. Reading time: Reading time 2 minutes Perhaps the greatest challenge ...