Post by John Green on Apr 7, 2021 22:34:57 GMT
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 topological features including hills and a river network.
“Excavated in 1900 by Paul du Châtellier in a barrow (a mound of earth or stone raised over a burial ground) and forgotten for a century, this ornamental slab was recently rediscovered,” a spokesperson for the researchers said.
“Until the 1990s, the Saint-Bélec Slab was stored in a niche in the castle moat. Finally, in 2014, it was found in a cellar of the castle." www.theguardian.com/world/2021/apr/07/stone-slab-found-france-europe-oldest-3d-map-saint-belec-slab
The engravings on the broken stone appear to resemble topological features including hills and a river network.
“Excavated in 1900 by Paul du Châtellier in a barrow (a mound of earth or stone raised over a burial ground) and forgotten for a century, this ornamental slab was recently rediscovered,” a spokesperson for the researchers said.
“Until the 1990s, the Saint-Bélec Slab was stored in a niche in the castle moat. Finally, in 2014, it was found in a cellar of the castle." www.theguardian.com/world/2021/apr/07/stone-slab-found-france-europe-oldest-3d-map-saint-belec-slab
