Bilan de trois années de fouille programmée du château de Marly

The history of the Château de Marly begins in 1679 and ends with its destruction in 1811, but archaeological research has been bringing it back to life since 1865. The most recent archaeological excavations took place between 2013 and 2015, and included the gardens and the buildings. In the gardens the followings studies were made: the Grande Cascade, where the masonry of several steps was found, covered with hydraulic mortar in which the impression left by the marble they were decorated with is still visible; the Bassin des Nappes and the Bassin des Boules, both lined with a layer of clay. Two buildings were excavated. First, the third Pavillon du Levant (east of the Grand Miroir) where all the foundations were excavated, as were the rainwater drainage system and the foundations of the arches supporting the trelliswork; the pavilion’s latrines contained sewage as well as archaeological objects. Second, the Pavillon Royal, under which the latrine for the king’s apartment was found, the cellars of the queen’s apartment, and five stone rain drains laid out in a star formation under the main room. In the rubble used to fill the excavations, shards of clay drain pipes and fragments of plaster and stone from the château and its decorations were found.

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