The SEARCH Is On For ANCIENT Sites USING Europe’s OLDEST MAP
The Saint-Bélec slab is thought to be Europe's oldest map. Carved with a series of geometric markings, the slab was discovered in 1900 during the excavation of a Bronze Age cist tomb in France. Over the years experts have concluded that it probably depicts a Bronze Age principality centred on a royal enclosure, as well as features of the surrounding area. However, not all of the markings have been decoded, so a new project has been launched to see if these markings on the slab can help to find unknown archaeological sites or geological deposits. In this video I talk about the slab's rediscovery in 2014, the subsequent analysis of it and why it's back in the news.
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✨ IN THIS EPISODE
00:00 Introduction
00:51 The Discovery
03:18 Features of the Slab
06:12 The Treasure Hunt
07:02 Other Ancient Maps
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✨ REFERENCES
Agasse, A. (2023). ‘How a Bronze Age rock became a 'treasure map' for researchers,’ Phys org, 17 October. https://phys.org/news/2023-10-bronze-...
Nicolas, C., Pailler, Y., Stéphan, P., Pierson, J., Aubry, L., Le Gall, B., Lacombe, V. and Rolet, J., 2021. AN EARLY 3D‐MAP OF A TERRITORY? THE BRONZE AGE CARVED SLAB FROM SAINT‐BÉLEC, LEUHAN (BRITTANY, FRANCE). Oxford Journal of Archaeology, 40(4), pp.367-390.
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Images and drawings related to the Saint-Bélec slab taken from the paper referenced above.
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Drawing of the Saint-Bélec slab
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