Posted on 06/15/2023 10:01:24 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
Around 40 standing stones thought to have been erected by prehistoric humans 7,000 years ago have been destroyed near a famed archaeological site in northwest France to make way for a DIY store, an angry local historian has revealed.
The stones in Carnac were between 50-100 centimetres (20-40 inches) high and stood close to the main highly protected areas of one of Europe's largest and most mysterious pre-historic tourist attractions...
He believes 39 standing stones -- known as menhirs -- have been lost, estimating their age to be around 7,000 years based on carbon dating conducted on stones nearby in 2010.
The land was granted a building permit from the local mayor's office in August last year and DIY chain Mr. Bricolage is currently building a new store there.
Mayor Olivier Lepick told AFP that he had "followed the law" and pointed to the "low archaeological value" of objects found during checks before the construction process began...
But local archaeologist Obeltz believes local authorities failed to properly investigate.
"There weren't archaeological excavations in order to know if the stones were menhirs or not," he said.
"We're witnessing a series of failings. The state no longer protects our fellow citizens or our heritage. Appalling," far-right leader Marine Le Pen said on Twitter.
When contacted, the Mr. Bricolage group said it "sincerely regretted the situation" but pointed to authorisations for its store granted last year.
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French culture is steadily being replaced by Islamic culture, anyway. The Taleban would tear down these stones and break them up eventually. Might as well get a head start. Of course burning down Notre Dame was a big first step!
We have had a similar thing happen here with the finding of a 5-7000 year old American Indian site next to highway 112 in Arkansas which is going to be widened. Some are screaming for the highway dept to leave it alone. It is now being excavated and examined. Most likely when archeology exams are done it will be destroyed to widen a very dangerous road.
Same thing happened when Hwy 412 here was built.
I saw the same thing happen on the La Plata Highway in northern NM. An Indian ruin destroyed after it had been thoroughly examined.
I’ve driven some on the roads in that part of the country. Very scenic, but, my goodness, not a good place to have an oops moment.
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