This Bronze Age carved stone is Europe’s oldest map
A slab of stone, engraved with intricate lines and motifs dating to the Bronze Age, has been revealed to be Europe’s oldest map, researchers say.
Using high-resolution 3D surveys and photogrammetry, researchers re-examined the Saint-Bélec Slab an engraved and partly broken piece of stone that was discovered in 1900 but forgotten about for almost a century.
Researchers from the French National Institute for Preventive Archaeological Research (Inrap), the UK’s Bournemouth University, the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) and the University of Western Brittany say the recent study of the stone has revealed it to be the oldest cartographic representation of a known territory in Europe.
Bronze Age Carved Stone Is Europe’s Oldest Map
POOLE, England. A slab of stone, engraved with intricate lines and motifs dating to the Bronze Age, has been revealed to be Europe’s oldest map, researchers say.
Using high-resolution 3D surveys and photogrammetry, researchers re-examined the Saint-Bélec Slab an engraved and partly broken piece of stone that was discovered in 1900 but forgotten about for almost a century.
Researchers from the French National Institute for Preventive Archaeological Research (Inrap), the UK’s Bournemouth University, the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) and the University of Western Brittany say the recent study of the stone has revealed it to be the oldest cartographic representation of a known territory in Europe.
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The perfect day in Europe s smallest capital
With Malta planning to welcome vaccinated Britons this summer, our expert describes a perfect Sunday in Valletta, its historic capital
1 April 2021 • 11:20am
This harbour has hosted the most iconic moments in Malta’s history, including two Great Sieges
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Wandering the honeyed limestone streets of Valletta is always a pleasure, and on Sunday morning particularly so. There is no rush of commuters across the narrow pedestrian bridge that leads to City Gate, entrance to this fortified capital since it was built by the Knights of Malta 450 years ago. No clacking heels hurry beneath the sun-drenched facades, embellished with colourful painted wooden balconies, the city’s characteristic
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