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A piece of rock with mysterious markings that lay largely unstudied for 4,000 years is now being hailed as a"treasure map" for archaeologists, who are using it to hunt for ancient sites around north-western France.was claimed as Europe's oldest map by researchers in 2021 and they have been working ever since to understand its etchings – both to help them date the slab, and to rediscover lost monuments.
Ancient sites are more commonly uncovered by sophisticated radar equipment, aerial photography or by accident in cities when the foundations for new buildings are being dug.The ancient map marks an area roughly 30 by 21 kilometres and Pailler's colleague, Clement Nicolas from the CNRS research institute, said they would need to survey the entire territory and cross reference the markings on the slab.
The researchers scanned the slab and compared it with current maps, finding a roughly 80 percent match.The slab is pocked with tiny hollows, which researchers believe could point to burial mounds, dwellings or geological deposits.But first, the archaeologists have spent the past few weeks digging at the site where the slab was initially uncovered, which Pailler said was one of the biggest Bronze Age burial sites in Brittany.
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