Is This Ancient Wall Under Central Paris From the City’s Earliest Settlement?
PARIS, FRANCE—The Guardian reports that a 65-foot section of ancient wall uncovered in central Paris may be from the ramparts of Lutetia, the original settlement inhabited by the Gallic Parisii tribe. The structure was found under the Hôtel-Diu hospital on the Île de la Cité, near Notre Dame Cathedral. Carbon dating of charred material found…






