The press release is joint, the City of Nancy and the prefecture of Meurthe-et-Moselle announce “thelaunch a procedure after the discovery of bones on an archaeological site in Nancy “.
François Pérain, the prosecutor of Nancy gives details, this Friday August 12, “individuals report to the town hall that in the context of earthworks at an individual “in old town”workers are obviously destroying an archaeological sitean old cemetery, and throwing various items including bones into a dumpster“.
Informed by the Nancy police, the prosecution then requests the opening “immediate da procedure for the destruction of an archaeological site and decides to affix seals to put an end to the infringement“.
François Pérain further indicates that “the earthworks undertaken do not comply with the building permit issued, according to the mayor of Nancy in charge of the town planning police“.