Archaeology

Finding of a 17th-century mortar bomb at the Pati de les Monges site in La Seu d’Urgell

A picture of the mortar bomb
30/06/2026
1 min

The seventh campaign at the Pati de les Monges site in La Seu d’Urgell has concluded with the discovery of a 17th-century mortar bomb. It is a projectile, about 30 centimeters in diameter, spherical, with thick walls, hollow inside, and designed to be filled with gunpowder and shrapnel.

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