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France Culture · Une histoire particulière · 2 November 2025 · 28 min
Unearthing the beast
The first episode of “Angeac : un sanctuaire de dinosaures en Charente” revisits the discovery of the fossil site and follows research on the sauropod unearthed in 2024. A documentary by Élise Gruau, directed by Laure-Hélène Planchet.
Episode 1/2 · 28 minutes
France Culture · Une histoire particulière · 2 November 2025 · 29 min
Reconstructing a lost world
The second episode of the series Angeac: a dinosaur sanctuary in Charente follows teams combining fossils, plants and traces to reconstruct the ancient ecosystem. A documentary by Élise Gruau, directed by Laure-Hélène Planchet.
Featuring Ronan Allain, Léa de Brito, Lee Rozada, Jean-François Tournepiche, Mazan, Vincent and Benoît Audoin, among others.
Episode 2/2 · 29 minutes
Angeac-Charente, an international reference site for dinosaur fossils ↗
A report by Mickaël Bosredon on the excavation campaign and the work of the Musée d’Angoulême.
Angeac-Charente fossils go on display in Paris ↗
An introduction to the exhibition “Sur les traces des dinosaures” and the Musée d’Angoulême collections at the Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle.
“In Mimo, everything begins with what we discover at Angeac” ↗
Delphine Lamy meets Mazan and Isabelle Dethan to discuss the third Mimo album. Subscriber-only article.
At Angeac, the excavation season opens with comics ↗
Céline Guiral reports on the opening of the campaign and the comics inspired by the dig. Subscriber-only article.
Angeac-Charente, a vast dinosaur bonebed ↗
A report by Gabrielle Antoniewski during the sixteenth excavation campaign. Subscriber-only article.
Mazan sketches the dinosaurs of Angeac-Charente and Laos ↗
Olivier Sarazin presents Mazan’s work and his album published by Futuropolis. Subscriber-only article.
A museum for Angeac’s dinosaurs? ↗
Collections and sharing the discoveries.
Following Angeac’s dinosaurs ↗
A report on the fossil site and its research.
In Angoulême, dinosaurs emerge from the ground ↗
The museum presents Angeac’s discoveries.
Angeac’s sauropod on display at the Musée d’Angoulême
Fossils discovered since 2024 are presented in the “Chercheurs de Dinos” exhibition, with scientific and technical support from Paléocharente and the MNHN.
Behind the scenes of restoring a giant bone ↗
A continuation of Projet Scapula.
Angeac-Charente’s extraordinary dinosaur ↗
A report on the excavation and its large fossils.
The valley of dinosaurs ↗
Discoveries and public encounters.
A new sauropod species at Angeac-Charente
The 2025 excavation season adds to the sauropod skeleton discovered in 2024. The report follows the excavation, protection and preparation of the bones.
Guided visits to Angeac-Charente prove popular
Meet visitors and guides during the 2025 summer season, close to palaeontologists’ fieldwork.
Charente’s dinosaurs keep emerging from the ground ↗
An update on excavation and research.
A giant dinosaur unearthed in Charente ↗
Media coverage of a sauropod discovery.
An almost complete dinosaur discovered at Angeac ↗
A report on large dinosaur discoveries.
Dinosaur life expectancy ↗
Studying growth and age in extinct animals.
New dinosaur remains discovered at Angeac-Charente ↗
Pierre Marsat reports on discoveries from the 2022 excavation season, including sauropod footprints, with explanatory drawings by Mazan.
An enormous femur at Angeac ↗
The discovery of a femur during the 2019 season.
Angeac’s excavations in pictures ↗
A photographic retrospective of excavation seasons.
In Charente, following the dinosaurs ↗
A slideshow of fieldwork and scientific research.
Dinosaures, les géants du vignoble ↗
A photographic report on the exhibition at the Musée d’Angoulême.
Dinosaurs by the bucketful ↗
A look at the early years of discovery.
Projet Scapula: the complete series
Seven episodes following the preparation of a sauropod shoulder blade.
Transporting the scapula
The second episode, with an article on the move.
Dinosaurs on the archaeological society’s programme
A lecture by Jean-François Tournepiche in Barbezieux. Subscriber-only article.
A new giant dinosaur femur
Maxime Lasseron’s discovery during the 2019 season.
Angeac-Charente: a seemingly inexhaustible excavation site
An update on excavation seasons and the site’s potential.
Angeac-Charente’s dinosaurs enter the museum
The fossils join the Musée d’Angoulême’s public collections.
A toe bone confirms the site’s richness
A sauropod’s terminal toe bone provides further evidence of Angeac’s giants.
A spectacular discovery at the dig
The report on the sauropod toe bone discovered by Jean Goedert.
