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It's a hole in the ground with no decorative or distinguishing marks whatsoever. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Inside, a young Gaul, legs curled up, head bowed, sleeps. Alongside five other skeletons, his seated form catches the eye of curious schoolchildren. It could be a scene from a horror movie but it's a description of the latest playground discovery at Joséphine Baker primary school in the French city of Dijon, where archaeologists have been hard at work since January 2025. All the graves