Dump pit (Saint-Paul, Domaine de Villèle, 2019)

Dump pit (Saint-Paul, Domaine de Villèle, 2019)
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This 2.7-metre-deep pit found in Test Pit 21 mainly contained rubble from demolished masonry and the metal parts of various machinery. Among the most remarkable finds were a locomotive wheel (visible on the grass bank), a centrifugal governor and boiler tube parts.

© Thierry Cornec, Inrap

© Thierry Cornec, Inrap

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