FfFfFfFF 43,466 Posted April 8 (edited) A freshly unearthed Bronze-Age stone may be the oldest three-dimensional map in Europe, researchers say. The 2m by 1.5m slab (5ft by 6.5ft), first uncovered in 1900, was found again in a cellar in a castle in France in 2014. Archaeologists who studied patterns engraved on the 4,000-year-old stone say they believe the markings are a map of an area in western Brittany. The piece of rock, known as the Saint-Bélec Slab, is believed to date from the early Bronze Age, between 1900 BC and 1650 BC. Geo-location revealed the territory represented on the slab bears an 80% accuracy to an area around a 18 mile-long stretch of the river. "This is probably the oldest map of a territory that has been identified," Dr Clément Nicolas from Bournemouth University, one of the study's authors, told the BBC. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-56648055?fbclid=IwAR27itCiPdmRirY3_kWVO478xqYmesXMo_s6id8XGZokAZyR-nJWWa2Hoe4 Edited April 8 by FfFfFfFF ►► ► ► ► ► ► ► ► ► ►► ► ► ► ► ► ► ► ► ► ► ►► ► ► ► ► ► ► ► ► ► ► ► ► ► ► ►► ► ► ► ► ► ► ► ► 1 2 Share Link to post Share on other sites Facebook Twitter
weed 44,396 Posted April 8 that's insaneeee 4000 years old, so amazing. Our history is so long and interesting 1 Share Link to post Share on other sites Facebook Twitter