Archaeologists in France have discovered many artifacts up to 1800 years old. Figurines of the goddess Venus,
Rennes is located in the north-west of France, itsfounded in the 1st century AD, then it was the Roman city of Condate Riedonum. Large quantities of stone were required to create houses, walls and public buildings. Earlier this month, during preliminary excavations, staff from the French National Institute for Preventive Archaeological Research Inrap announced the discovery of the quarry. It is estimated that he played an important role in the founding of the Roman city.
Small items, including coins, a metal clasp, and antique glass found on the French site. Image courtesy © Emmanuel Collado/Inrap
Just beyond its northern border, archaeologistsdiscovered an excavation site of a Roman-era rock more than 2m deep. The Romans extracted slabs of slate from it. In ancient times, this rock was usually used for the construction of buildings.
When the Romans used up their supply of stone, the quarryabandoned. In the 2nd century AD it turned into a large dump. French archaeologists discovered numerous fragments of pots and plates, clothes pins, as well as several coins and terracotta figurines, including two depicting Venus in various roles. Known as the goddess of love in the Roman Empire, she was closely associated with emperors and was a symbol of power.
Statue of Venus emerging from the ocean. Image credit: © Emmanuel Collado/Inrap
During excavations of the quarry, experts found a fragmentfigurine of Venus, which depicts her torso draped in fabric. And also Venus, “rising from the sea”; she was naked and was squeezing water out of her hair with her right hand.
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Cover photo: fragment of a statuette of Venus from the Gallo-Roman period. Image courtesy © Emmanuel Collado/Inrap
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