GoKawiilArchaeologists find burn layer possibly linked to Lutetia's destruction by its own inhabitants
Excavations at a site tied to ancient Lutetia, the settlement that preceded Paris, have uncovered a layer of scorched material that researchers say may correspond to the city's burning during resistance to Julius Caesar's forces. Roman accounts describe the Gallic tribe Parisii razing their own settlement rather than surrendering it intact. The find adds physical evidence to a location long debated by historians and archaeologists.