The Glozel affair: A sensational archaeological hoax made science front-page news in 1920s France
- Written by Daniel J. Sherman, Lineberger Distinguished Professor of Art History and History, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
All eyes were on a commission of professional archaeologists when they visited Glozel.Agence Meurisse/BnF GallicaIn 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...

