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Paris: a Gallic rampart discovered on the Île de la Cité
The Ministry of Culture describes the discovery, made under the Hôtel-Dieu, as a "major advance" in terms of the origins of the capital.
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The Ministry of Culture describes the discovery, made under the Hôtel-Dieu, as a "major advance" in terms of the origins of the capital.

The Ministry of Culture has announced the discovery of a stone and wood wall over two thousand years old, which could shed light on the origins of Lutetia.

Excavations conducted last summer at the site of the Arverne city of Corent revealed a building that may have been used to mint gold and silver coins before the Roman conquest, according to Le Monde.

Radiocarbon dating analysis conducted by Inrap pushes back the origins of the building, which has been classified as a historical monument since 2015 and was restored in 2023, further into the past than previously believed.