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- France's culture ministry announced a 20-metre Gallo-Roman wall beneath a building on Île de la Cité near Notre Dame.
- Carbon dating dates the structure between 200 BC and 10 BC, covering the 52 BC Battle of Lutetia.
- Culture minister Catherine Pégard said it may be one of the most important Gallic Lutetia remains.
- Charred traces on the wall could match Caesar’s account of Gauls burning Lutetia before the Romans.