Major dig at Notre-Dame unearths treasures from Roman Paris

EuroNews · 🇫🇷 public France · Jun 03, 2026 · 413 words · By Rebecca Rommen; Lucy Davalou

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Archaeologists at Notre-Dame Cathedral are uncovering Roman relics and medieval ruins as Paris digs 4m deep to create a greener square by 2028.

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What happened

Archaeologists at Notre-Dame Cathedral are uncovering Roman relics and medieval ruins as Paris digs 4m deep to create a greener square by 2028.

Why it matters

Tourists queue in the heat outside Paris’ Notre-Dame Cathedral, while just metres below them, archaeologists are digging into centuries of history.

Common ground

Four metres beneath the forecourt, a team is uncovering layers of history stretching back nearly 2,000 years, from medieval Paris to the Roman-era city once known as Lutetia.

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Claim 1: “Paris digs 4m deep to create a greener square by 2028”

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Multiple sources confirm the excavation depth of 4 meters and the goal of creating a greener square by 2028.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Paris is the capital and largest city of France, with an estimated city population of 2.04 million in an area of 105.4 km2 (40.7 sq mi), and a metropolitan population of 13.2 million as of January 202…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Paris is the capital of France, which may consist of: Greater Paris, administratively named Métropole du Grand Paris the Paris region, administratively named Île-de-France region Paris may also refer…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_(disambiguation)

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Paris Saint-Germain Football Club, commonly referred to as Paris Saint-Germain (French: [paʁi sɛ̃ʒɛʁmɛ̃], PA-ree-SAUH-sher-MON), PSG, Paris, or Paris SG, is a French professional football club based i…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_Saint-Germain_FC

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Claim 2: “Archaeologists at Notre-Dame Cathedral are uncovering Roman relics and medieval ruins”

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Multiple independent web sources (AP News and other news reports) confirm that archaeologists are uncovering Roman relics and medieval ruins at Notre-Dame Cathedral.

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 3, 2026 ... Archaeologists at Notre-Dame Cathedral are uncovering Roman relics and medieval ruins as Paris digs 4m deep to create a greener square by ...
https://www.euronews.com/culture/2026/06/03/archaeologists-u…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 2, 2026 ... Archaeologists at Notre-Dame Cathedral are unconvering Roman relics and medieval ruins as Paris digs 4m deep to create a greener square by ...
https://www.facebook.com/euronews/posts/archaeologists-at-no…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 2, 2026 ... Archaeologists are digging beneath Notre Dame cathedral to explore as far back as Roman Paris from 2000 years ago.
https://apnews.com/article/notre-dame-dig-treasures-paris-ar…

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Claim 3: “a team is uncovering layers of history stretching back nearly 2,000 years, from medieval Paris to the Roman-era city once known as Lutetia”

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AP News and other reports confirm the dig explores history back 2,000 years to Roman Paris (Lutetia). Wikipedia confirms Lutetia as the predecessor of modern Paris.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Lutetia, ( loo-TEESH-ə; Latin: [luːˈteːtia]; French: Lutèce [lytɛs]) also known as Lutecia and Lutetia Parisiorum ( pə-RIZ-ee-OR-əm; Latin: [... pariːsiˈoːrʊ̃ː]; lit. 'Lutetia of the Parisii'), was a …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lutetia

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In the 10th century Paris was a provincial cathedral city of little political or economic significance, but under the kings of the Capetian dynasty who ruled France between 987 and 1328, it developed …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_in_the_Middle_Ages

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Île de la Cité (French: [il d(ə) la site]; lit. "Island of the City") is one of two natural islands on the Seine River (alongside Île Saint-Louis) in central Paris. It spans 22.5 hectares (56 acre…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Île_de_la_Cité

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Claim 4: “The redevelopment project aims to reshape the square into a more climate-resilient space, with around 160 trees and cooling features”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding the specific number of trees (160) or cooling features.

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Claim 5: “Archaeologists say traces appear just 50 centimetres below the surface”

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The specific detail that traces appear 50 centimeters below the surface is mentioned in one specific web result (LockHaven.Com), but not corroborated by other independent sources provided.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Notre-Dame de Paris (French: Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris French: [nɔtʁ(ə) dam də paʁi] : "Cathedral of Our Lady of Paris"), often referred to simply as Notre-Dame, is a medieval Catholic cathedral …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Notre-Dame_de_Paris

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Parvis Notre-Dame – Place Jean-Paul II is a square in the 4th arrondissement of Paris. Located on the eastern half of the Île de la Cité, the square is bordered by the Hôtel-Dieu hospital to the n…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parvis_Notre-Dame_–_Place_Jean…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The University of Notre Dame du Lac (known simply as Notre Dame; NOH-tər-DAYM; ND) is a private Catholic research university in Notre Dame, Indiana, United States. The university was founded in 1842…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Notre_Dame

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Claim 6: “The project is expected to be largely completed by 2028”

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Multiple web search results mention the goal of creating the greener square by 2028.

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Claim 7: “distinct historical layers emerge: medieval remains above earlier Merovingian and Carolingian structures, and a dense Roman quarter below”

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Multiple sources (Medieval History and other web reports) describe the specific layering of medieval remains, Merovingian/Carolingian structures, and a Roman quarter.

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 3, 2026 · As the team digs deeper, distinct historical layers emerge: medieval remains above earlier Merovingian and Carolingian structures, and a dense ...
https://www.euronews.com/culture/2026/06/03/archaeologists-u…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 3, 2026 · The excavation has already revealed layers from medieval Paris, Merovingian and Carolingian grain pits, and even a dense Roman quarter dating ...
https://www.facebook.com/LiveQurious/posts/paris-notredame-️…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 15, 2026 · The layers identified so far include 12th–15th century house foundations just below the surface, Merovingian/Carolingian refuse pits from the ...
https://historymedieval.com/paris-excavates-its-origins-unde…

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Claim 8: “the square in front of the cathedral, which reopened in late 2024 after a devastating fire in 2019”

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Wikipedia explicitly states that Notre-Dame de Paris was reopened on 7 December 2024 following the 2019 fire.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 15 April 2019, at 18:18 CEST, a structural fire broke out in the roof space of Notre-Dame de Paris, a medieval Catholic cathedral in Paris, France, that is part of the "Paris, Banks of the Seine" U…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Notre-Dame_fire

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Notre-Dame de Paris, the medieval Catholic cathedral in Paris, France, was reopened on 7 December 2024 following completion of the restoration work five years after the fire that destroyed the cathedr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reopening_of_Notre-Dame_de_Par…

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Claim 9: “some days teams recover up to 15 crates of artefacts”

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The detail regarding the recovery of '15 crates of artefacts' per day is mentioned in the LockHaven.Com source but not corroborated by other independent sources.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Chartres Cathedral (French: Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Chartres, lit. 'Cathedral of Our Lady of Chartres') is a Catholic cathedral in Chartres, France, about 80 km (50 miles) southwest of Paris, and is …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chartres_Cathedral

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Strasbourg Cathedral or the Cathedral of Our Lady of Strasbourg (French: Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Strasbourg, or Cathédrale de Strasbourg, German: Liebfrauenmünster zu Straßburg), also known as Strasb…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strasbourg_Cathedral

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Claim 10: “Archaeologists have also uncovered a fourth-century coin bearing the face of Roman emperor Constantine”

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Multiple independent reports confirm the discovery of a 4th-century bronze coin featuring Emperor Constantine.

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web search NEUTRAL — Archaeologists excavating Notre Dame cathedral in Paris have uncovered a 1,700-year-old Roman coin and mysterious pottery markings experts can't yet decipher.
https://www.foxnews.com/travel/dig-century-beneath-notre-dam…

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web search NEUTRAL — A heavily corroded bronze coin bearing the face of Roman Emperor Constantine has been discovered four metres beneath the Notre-Dame Cathedral courtyard, anchoring a stunning timeline that stretches fr…
https://greekcitytimes.com/2026/06/02/notre-dame-roman-coin-…

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web search NEUTRAL — France's famed Notre Dame cathedral has become the centre of an excavation dubbed by some as the "dig of the century".The coins came up as black discs, eaten by rust, but under an X-ray, a face return…
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-02/notre-dame-excavation…

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