The crypt is located on the Île de la Cité in the 4th arrondissement.
The closest metro station is Saint Michel.
Metro line 4 and RER B.
The Archaeological Crypt of the Île de la Cité houses vestiges of ancient, medieval, and modern Paris.
The crypt, under the parvis of Notre-Dame, runs 120 metres underground.
Between 1965 and 1972, archaeologists led digs in the heart of Paris, and found evidence of ancient human occupation, which evolved over the course of centuries.
The first ramparts in Paris.
These imposing blocks of stone form the base of the rampart built in the 4th century.
They have retained traces of their previous use, such as the marks of various tools and letters from old inscriptions.
To build the rampart, the Romans used stones from other monuments that were older.
Some blocks of stone have inscriptions or engraved decorations indicating that they were originally used somewhere else.
Evocation of Gillou the Mammoth, discovered on the banks of the Seine in Clichy.
Hipposandals, hoof soles recommended by veterinarians in ancient times to treat or relieve horses.
They were found mainly in border areas where legions were stationed and in military camps,
Ex-voto, pilgrim’s bust.
The antique port.
This wall is the only vestige of the antique port, built after the colonization of Lutetia by the Romans.
Its current location reveals that the surface area of the island was smaller at the time.
À medieval cellar
It was surrounded by narrow constructions with several basement levels.
Statuette of Saint Agnes
Amongst her many attributes, it is the carrying of a lamb that allows her to beidentified. d
Polylobed cup and a lamp with foot comprising a closed fuel tank to facilitate its safe transport.
Figurine of knight and tin soldier.
Antique thermal baths
These thermal baths were active until the early 5th century.
The axes.
Mould of a fishing trap.
This trap was washed away by a flood and deposited
beyond the fishery
The spears are made of an iron fitted on a”shaft”.