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old port, necessitated the classification of approximately 10,000 m as a historical monument. The remaining area, of about 20,000 m, was sacrificed to enable the construction of the Centre Bourse. The excavation lasted ten years and was carried out by the
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This basin was used to supply water to the boats. On the western internal facing, anchor points and a reserved cavity in the paved ground, attest to the existence of a wheel which must have been 3 m in diameter, used to clear the alluvium carried by the water. It is likely that another wheel was used
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The north tower or square tower, 10.50 m wide, is attached to the Wall of Crinas. Some internal blocks bear the marks of quarrymen or stonemasons. The south tower is also called the leaning tower, because its eastern facing has collapsed, the ground being formerly marshy. It was also square, 10.30 m
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The enclosures were built at the beginning of the 4th century BC. The excavations have revealed several cremations carried out in situ — nineteen in the northern enclosure and six next to the monument with triglyphs. The remains were recovered; they were found in lead, ceramic or bronze urns, which
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To the east of the garden and near the gallery of the Center Bourse is a large square basin made at the beginning of the 2nd century, about 15 m on each side, in well-paired stones, comprising on the whole five courses. The paved bottom was grouted with pitch to ensure watertightness. This basin of
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Marseille, important archaeological remains were unearthed. The extent of this discovery, which concerned the Greek fortifications of Marseille, funerary enclosures and part of the
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north of the area. This archaic rampart was then rebuilt, probably in the second half of the 4th century BC. This new rampart seems to have included, like the previous one, a stone plinth surmounted by an elevation made of large blocks of tuff which replaced the raw bricks. A gate opening onto the
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A first rampart made up of a white limestone base from Saint-Victor surmounted by an elevation in raw clay bricks dating from the end of the 5th century BC was also discovered. These fortifications must have been contemporaneous with the large public well, which has now disappeared, located to the
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This body of water gradually silted up and served as a dumping area. Crockery and various objects were deposited there. A 23-meter-long boat was even abandoned there around the 3rd century BC. It gradually sank into the mud, which ensured its preservation. Uncovered during the excavations, the
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nearly 500 mᶟ was supplied with water by a pipe collecting water from a source and emerging in the north-eastern internal side of the basin. This pipeline, which was protected by Cassis stone slabs, was recognized over more than 100 m to the north.
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This horn of the port, today planted with grass, spread out in front of the ramparts of the city. Quays that date back to Roman times are visible and are preserved over a length of 180 meters; stairs used for unloading goods can still be seen.
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A garden, surrounded on three sides by the shopping centre, has been laid out to highlight the vestiges, the results of one of the most important post-war urban excavations carried out in France. The objects discovered are on display at the
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Augustinian church is located was occupied by the port.
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which rest on a plinth. In the center of this terrace a square-shaped plinth was discovered carved from large white limestone: it might have been the base of an altar or statue.
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