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Lost equestrian sculpture found buried in Toul
Archaeologists from the National Institute for Preventive Archaeological Research (Inrap) have discovered an equestrian sculpture during excavations in Toul, France. The discovery was made while conducting a study of the former medieval city gate, known historically as La Place (Portae platae). The gate was demolished shortly after 1700 during fortification works overseen by Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban, the renowned military engineer of King …
News: a Broken Equestrian Statue From the Renaissance Period Discovered in Toul (Meurthe-Et-Moselle)
Since March 2024, a work follow-up operation has been carried out in the streets of Toul, ancient city, medieval and modern stronghold. Archaeologists of the Inrap have been able to identify remains of the medieval enclosure, as well as the central part of the northern medieval gate, demolished shortly after 1700, as well as a pit filled with land and fragments of an equestrian statue in a round-bosse...
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