In Marly, to the south of Villars-sur-Glâne and Freiburg, at the locality Les Râpettes, remains of a villa with polychrome mosaics were noted already in the 19th century, and seen again and destroyed by farmers in the early 20th century. Excavations took place from 1983 to 1985.
View of the excavations in 1985. Photo: Scyboz-Auberson 1986, Fig. 28.Four building phases could be distinguished, from 70-100 AD, 100-150 AD, after 150 AD, and around 260 AD. The building was detroyed by a fire around 275 AD, a date deduced from coins.
Drawing of the remains. Scyboz-Auberson 1986, Fig. 29.
The rooms in the west part were bathing rooms. Two rooms had a hypocaust (L2, L4). In between were cold basins (L1, L10). Fragments of paintings were found in this part of the building. The hypocaust in room L4 was later removed. A large amount of charred grain was found in the room, suggesting that it was now used for storage.
View of the bathing rooms in 1984. Photo: Scyboz-Auberson 1986, Fig. 37.
Literature
Engel 1971; Haldimann 1985; Scyboz-Auberson 1986.
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