The Gallic rampart under the Hotel-Dieu and the question of where Lutetia stood

Twenty metres of a fire-scarred Gallic rampart have been uncovered under a Paris hospital. We are tracking whether archaeologists confirm it as part of the fortification of Gallic Lutetia and what closer dating shows.

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The article that started it

Pod parížskou nemocnicou našli galskú hradbu. Môže rozhodnúť spor o to, kde ležala Caesarova Lutécia

Pod nemocnicou Hôtel-Dieu na Île de la Cité našli dvadsať metrov galskej hradby so stopami požiaru. Môže rozhodnúť spor o polohu Lutécie.

24.9.2026

What we are still watching

More precise dating results for the rampart have been published
Archaeologists have confirmed or ruled out that the wall belongs to the fortification of the Gallic oppidum
The excavation under the Hotel-Dieu has uncovered further sections of the fortification or settlement
The find has been published in a peer-reviewed journal

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