bˈoʊdən vˈiːn fˈɑːɡuː wʌz ɹˌiːdɪskˈʌvɚd baɪ ɐ lˈoʊkəl fˈɑːɹmɚɹ ɪnðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti z ænd wʌz ˈɛkskəvˌeɪɾᵻd baɪ ˌɑːɹkiːˈɑːlədʒˌɪsts ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd θɹˈiː ænd ɪn sɛptˈɛmbɚ ænd ɑːktˈoʊbɚ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪt.
Boden Vean Fogou was rediscovered by a local farmer in the 1990s and was excavated by archaeologists in 2003 and in September and October 2008.