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A freshly unearthed Bronze-Age stone may be the oldest three-dimensional map in Europe, researchers say.
Archaeologists who studied the patterns engraved on the 4,000-year-old Saint-Bélec Slab say they believe the markings are a map of an area in western Brittany. The piece of rock is believed to date from the early Bronze Age, between 1900 BC and 1650 BC. https://t.co/9q6fmmvabh Ticia Verveer (@ticiaverveer) April 6, 2021
The roughly 2m by 1.5m slab, first uncovered in 1900, was found again in a cellar in a castle in France in 2014.
Archaeologists who studied patterns engraved on the 4000-year-old stone said they believed the markings were a map of an area in western Brittany.
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Europe’s ‘OLDEST map’ carved into stone slab 4,000 years ago finally found after being ‘lost to history’
Harry Pettit, Senior Digital Technology and Science Reporter
Apr 7 2021, 5:48 ET
Updated: Apr 7 2021, 6:41 ET
A RECENTLY unearthed stone slab dating back to the Bronze Age may represent Europe s oldest map.
Intricate carvings on the piece of rock, known as the Saint-Bélec Slab, depict an area of western Brittany, France, according to scientists.
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The 2m by 1.5m (6.5ft by 5ft) artefact is believed to date from the early Bronze AgeCredit: Bournemouth university
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The Saint-Bélec Slab is thought to be Europe s oldest mapCredit: Inrap
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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 Brittany, 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.
They say this makes the slab the oldest 3D map of a known area in Europe.
image captionThe slab was first discovered in Brittany in 1900.
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.