Stone slab found in France thought to be Europe’s oldest 3D map

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Stone slab found in France thought to be Europe’s oldest 3D map

Archaeologists believe 4,000-year-old engravings on Saint-Bélec Slab resemble topological features

www.theguardian.com

Archaeologists believe 4,000-year-old engravings on Saint-Bélec Slab resemble topological features

Archaeologists in France have uncovered a stone with 4,000-year-old etchings they believe may be the oldest three-dimensional map in Europe.
The engravings on the broken stone appear to resemble topographical features including hills and a river network.

More modern geolocalization techniques suggest the 2.2-metre by 1.53-metre stone known as the Saint-Bélec Slab, first discovered in 1900 but then lost, show an area of western Brittany. It is believed to date from the early bronze age between 2150BC and 1600BC.
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Stone slab found in France thought to be Europe’s oldest 3D map

Archaeologists believe 4,000-year-old engravings on Saint-Bélec Slab resemble topological features

www.theguardian.com

Archaeologists believe 4,000-year-old engravings on Saint-Bélec Slab resemble topological features

Archaeologists in France have uncovered a stone with 4,000-year-old etchings they believe may be the oldest three-dimensional map in Europe.
The engravings on the broken stone appear to resemble topographical features including hills and a river network.

More modern geolocalization techniques suggest the 2.2-metre by 1.53-metre stone known as the Saint-Bélec Slab, first discovered in 1900 but then lost, show an area of western Brittany. It is believed to date from the early bronze age between 2150BC and 1600BC.
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How do you lose a 50 pound stone slab?

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