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Anger as pre-historic stones destroyed for French DIY store
France 24 ^ | June 8, 2023 | AFP

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.

(Excerpt) Read more at france24.com ...


TOPICS: History; Science; Travel
KEYWORDS: archaeoastronomy; carnac; godsgravesglyphs; megaliths; menhirs; standingstones
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The fields of stone megaliths in Carnac, northwest France, are a highly protected prehistoric treasure.
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1 posted on 06/15/2023 10:01:24 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
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To: SunkenCiv

Did Clark Griswold back into one of them again?


2 posted on 06/15/2023 10:04:24 PM PDT by Larry Lucido (Donate! Don't just post clickbait!)
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To: BenLurkin; StayAt HomeMother; Ernest_at_the_Beach; 1ofmanyfree; 21twelve; 24Karet; ...
Thanks BenLurkin.

3 posted on 06/15/2023 10:04:54 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (NeverTrumpers are Republicans the same way Liz Cheney is a Republican.)
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To: SunkenCiv
The stones in Carnac were between 50-100 centimetres (20-40 inches)


4 posted on 06/15/2023 10:06:38 PM PDT by Dr. Sivana ("If you can’t say something nice . . . say the Rosary." [Red Badger])
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They were probably put up by racist white men, so it is only right that they be torn down.


5 posted on 06/15/2023 10:07:49 PM PDT by LegendHasIt
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To: Larry Lucido

I noticed that one of Rick Beato’s patrons is “Clark Griswold”. At least there’s no Hugh G. Rection or Sum Ting Wong.


6 posted on 06/15/2023 10:14:13 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (NeverTrumpers are Republicans the same way Liz Cheney is a Republican.)
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To: Dr. Sivana

LOL


7 posted on 06/15/2023 10:34:27 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (NeverTrumpers are Republicans the same way Liz Cheney is a Republican.)
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To: Larry Lucido
Carnac.


8 posted on 06/15/2023 10:38:04 PM PDT by Governor Dinwiddie (LORD, grant thy people grace to withstand the temptations of the world, the flesh, and the devil.)
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To: Governor Dinwiddie
KTM: "Guess who can now pee without screaming?..."

KTM: "Me."

EMcM: "Hey-Yo!"

9 posted on 06/16/2023 12:54:05 AM PDT by W.
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To: LegendHasIt

Slave labor, no doubt. Think of the lost reparations!


10 posted on 06/16/2023 2:10:41 AM PDT by Theophilus (flush the alphabet soup!)
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To: SunkenCiv

A DIY project makes way for a DIY store...


11 posted on 06/16/2023 2:37:08 AM PDT by Adder (ALL Democrats are the enemy. NO QUARTER!!)
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To: Dr. Sivana

Lol


12 posted on 06/16/2023 3:58:21 AM PDT by martin_fierro (< |:)~)
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To: SunkenCiv

Based on the latest pictures of Mic Jagger I would say 7,000 yrs is about right.


13 posted on 06/16/2023 4:07:00 AM PDT by Lake Living
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To: SunkenCiv

....far-right leader Marine Le Pen said on Twitter..........

No one is ever referred to as ‘Far Left’.....................


14 posted on 06/16/2023 5:12:16 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: Governor Dinwiddie

:-)


15 posted on 06/16/2023 5:29:20 AM PDT by Larry Lucido (Donate! Don't just post clickbait!)
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To: Governor Dinwiddie

“Sis Boom Bah!”


16 posted on 06/16/2023 5:31:00 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: SunkenCiv

Another crime against humanity and erasure of little understood monuments and our prehistory.


17 posted on 06/16/2023 6:19:18 AM PDT by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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To: SunkenCiv

Perhaps the new store will be the point of entry into our world for whatever Lovecraftian horrors were being held back by the stones....


18 posted on 06/16/2023 6:20:00 AM PDT by HartleyMBaldwin
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To: Red Badger

I noticed that too.


19 posted on 06/16/2023 6:57:28 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (NeverTrumpers are Republicans the same way Liz Cheney is a Republican.)
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To: SunkenCiv
estimating their age to be around 7,000 years based on carbon dating conducted on stones nearby

....uhhmmm

20 posted on 06/16/2023 7:13:33 AM PDT by nitzy (I wonder if the telescreens in 1984 were first called "free Obamascreens")
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