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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Matt Mathers

Mysterious 4,000-year-old engraved rock is treasure map, archaeologists say

P DU CHATELLIER ARCHIVE / INRAP

A stone with mysterious markings dating back 4,000 years is being used as a “treasure map” by archaeologists hunting for ancient sites around northwest France.

The so-called Saint-Belec Bronze Age slab was first discovered in Brittany in 1900 and then found again in the cellar of a French castle in 2014.

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