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  • 'Unprecedented' discovery of mysterious circular monument near 2 necropolises found in France

    04/23/2024 8:54:26 AM PDT · by SunkenCiv · 12 replies
    Live Science ^ | April 18 2024 | Jennifer Nalewicki
    ...Located in Marliens, a commune in eastern France, the site has a large bowtie-shaped structure, whose middle sports a circular construction measuring 36 feet (11 meters) in diameter. This center circlet is interconnected by a 26-foot-long (8 m) horseshoe-shaped structure on one side and a jug-handle-shaped feature on the other, according to a translated statement from the French National Institute of Preventive Archaeological Research (INRAP), which carried out the excavations...Based on the plethora of artifacts found there — including a bundle containing seven flint arrowheads, two protective armbands worn by archers, a flint lighter and a copper-alloy dagger — archaeologists...