Old Paris ... Even Older Than Previously Thought

Dig shows Paris is 3,000 years older than first thought - Independent: By John Lichfield in Paris Paris has long been known to be a very old city but its history as a settlement has just been extended by more than 3,000 years. An archaeological dig, whose findings were revealed yesterday, moves back Paris's first known human occupation to about 7600BC, in the Mesolithic period between the two stone ages. [continue reading]

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