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The Glozel affair: A sensational archaeological hoax made science front-page news in 1920s France
A century-old French archaeological scandal was sensationalized in the press at the time – but responsible scientists also relied on careful reporting to get the truth out.
Scientific event in Créteil, Val-de-Marne on Friday 5 December. The Regional Directorate of Cultural Affairs of Île-de-France (Regional Archaeology Service) organizes its regional archaeological days each year, which aim to bring together the actors of the Franciscan archaeology: professionals, volunteers and amateurs.
A sensational archaeological hoax made science front-page news in 1920s France
In early November 1927, the front pages of newspapers all over France featured photographs not of the usual politicians, aviators or sporting events, but of a group of archaeologists engaged in excavation. The slow, painstaking work of archaeology was rarely headline news. But this was no ordinary dig. A front-page spread in the Excelsior newspaper from Nov. 8, 1927, features archaeologists at work in the field with the headline ‘What the learne…
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