Under Paris's Notre Dame, archaeologists are unearthing 2,000 years of history

France24 · 🇫🇷 public France · Jun 03, 2026 · 248 words · By Video by Monte FRANCIS

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Claim 1: “workers have undertaken a significant archaeological dig [under Paris's Notre Dame]”

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Multiple independent web search results confirm that archaeologists are digging beneath the cathedral and the square in front of it to explore Roman Paris.

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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 — 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 — The Hunchback of Notre-Dame (French: Notre-Dame de Paris, lit. 'Our Lady of Paris', originally titled Notre-Dame de Paris. 1482) is a French Gothic novel by Victor Hugo, published in 1831. The title r…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hunchback_of_Notre-Dame

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Claim 2: “To make way for trees and shade on the square in front of the church, workers have undertaken a significant archaeological dig.”

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While evidence confirms that an archaeological dig is taking place beneath the square in front of Notre Dame, none of the provided sources mention that the purpose of the dig was to 'make way for trees and shade'. The sources cite the purpose as exploring Roman Paris and uncovering historical artifacts.

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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 3: “Notre Dame Cathedral reopened to the public in 2024 following a devastating fire”

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Wikipedia explicitly states that Notre-Dame de Paris was reopened on 7 December 2024 following restoration work after the 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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