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‘Key to the mystery’: Long-lost Celtic fort pillaged by Julius Caesar found under hospital

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Cost, B. (2026, September 30). ‘Key to the mystery’: Long-lost Celtic fort pillaged by Julius Caesar found under hospital. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/09/30/science/archaeologists-find-evidence-of-missing-fort-ransacked-by-caesar/

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Archaeologists in Paris have uncovered what may be the remains of a Celtic fort destroyed by Julius Caesar's forces around 52 B.C., solving a long-standing historical mystery. The site, located beneath the Hôtel-Dieu hospital courtyard, includes a 65-foot charred stone and timber wall dating back to between 200 and 10 B.C., along with other artifacts suggesting it was deliberately set ablaze by its defenders before Caesar's victory. This discovery could provide significant insight into the Gallic settlement of Lutetia before Roman rule, according to France’s Minister of Culture Catherine Pégard.

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Archaeologists in Paris recently uncovered what is believed to be the remains of a Celtic fort that was destroyed by Julius Caesar's forces during the Gallic Wars around 52 BC. The site, located beneath a hospital near Notre Dame, could solve a centuries-old mystery about Lutetia, a pre-Roman settlement on an island in the River Seine. According to Stéphane Deschamps of Île-de-France Regional Archaeology Service (DRAC), the discovery includes a wall with large blocks and interlocking beam systems characteristic of Gallic construction. The fortification played a crucial role in defending Lutetia against Roman invasion, but after its defeat, the settlement was burned to prevent it from falling into enemy hands, leading to its disappearance from historical records until now.

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They were holding down the fort. asserted

They → hold → fort

A Celtic fort destroyed by Roman Emperor Julius Caesar 2,000 years ago has allegedly been uncovered, solving a mystery that has eluded historians for centuries. As it turns out, the fortification hadn’t vanished; it had just gone underground — archaeologists unearthed a wall and other potential evidence beneath a hospital in Paris, France, not far from Notre Dame. uncertain

archaeologists → destroy → Dame

“This discovery fills an archaeological gap,” Stéphane Deschamps, regional curator of archaeology at Île-de-France Regional Archaeology Service (DRAC), declared in the statement, Livescience reported. asserted

Livescience → fill → statement

The fort had been used to defend Lutetia, a Celtic pre-Roman settlement on an island in the River Seine in what is now the City of Light. asserted

what → use → Light

During the Gallic Wars, from 58 to 50 B.C., the outpost was besieged by Julius Caesar’s forces. asserted

outpost → besiege → forces

The Dictator for Life reportedly defeated the defenders during the Battle of Lutetia in 52 B.C., but the inhabitants torched the settlement and cut off the bridges, thereby preventing Lutetia from falling into Roman hands. uncertain

inhabitants → defeat → hands

After going out in a blaze of glory, the fort subsequently became lost to history. asserted

fort → go → history

Then, this past February, archaeologists excavating the courtyard of the Hôtel-Dieu — Paris’s oldest working hospital — found a 65-foot charred stone and timber wall that was erected in a distinctly Celtic style. asserted

that → excavate → style

“The wall’s architecture, with its large blocks and interlocking beam system, immediately led us to believe it was a wall of Gallic tradition,” said the DRAC’s chief curator of heritage Dorothée Chaoui-Derieux in a translated statement. asserted

curator → interlock → statement

At the foot of the now-subterranean battle station was a Gallic spearhead, while nearby burnt seeds and a charred wooden building indicated that the site had gone up in flames. asserted

site → burn → flames

By carbon dating the wooden elements, the researchers determined that the remnants harked back to between 200 and 10 B.C,” according to Chaoui-Derieux. uncertain

remnants → date → Derieux

When factoring in all these puzzle pieces, the researchers believe thet might’ve discovered “the key to the mystery” of Lutetia, per Deschamps. uncertain

thet → factor → Deschamps

If their theory is correct, this could be “one of the most important remains ever discovered for understanding Gallic Lutetia,” said France’s Minister of Culture Catherine Pégard at a conference last month. uncertain

Pégard → discover → conference

She noted that “its function and chronology still need to be verified.” asserted

function → note → ?

‘Key to the mystery’: Long-lost Celtic fort pillaged by Julius Caesar found under hospital

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