An international team of archaeologists led by experts from
the University of York has uncovered evidence of human activity in the high
slopes of the French Alps dating back over 8000 years.
The 14-year study in the Parc National des Écrins in the
southern Alps is one of the most detailed archaeological investigations carried
out at high altitudes. It reveals a story of human occupation and activity in
one of the world’s most challenging environments from the Mesolithic to the
Post-Medieval period.