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June 3, 2026

Under Notre Dame cathedral, a ‘dig of the century' unearths 1,700 years of history

By THOMAS ADAMSON and JEFFREY SCHAEFFER
Associated Press

AP Photos/Nicolas Garriga [enlarge]
Archaeological workers wearing hard hats dig 13 feet underground during excavations outside Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris on Monday.

PARIS — Wilting in the summer sun, a line of tourists waits to climb Notre Dame cathedral and meet its gargoyles.


 
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