21 April 2016
Discoveries

The underground dwellings of Naours, a popular tourist site during the First World War

The discovery of an surprising concentration of graffiti and inscriptions made by soldiers during the First World War reoriented the investigation to a formerly unknown activity at this site: touristic visits to the underground dwellings during the First World War. 

Fouille du « Moulin rouge» à Thélus, haut lieu de fraternisation franco-allemande en 1915
17 December 2015
Discoveries

Excavation of the “Moulin Rouge” in Thélus, a favored venue for French and German fraternization in 1915

The film “Joyeux Noël” by Christian Carion recounted the truces between soldiers during the First World War, episodes of “fraternization” forgotten in history.