Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago

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Over a century ago, an archaeologist discovered a stone slab in a prehistoric tomb. It then lay abandoned in the basement of a castle for decades... until researchers took another look and discovered it was a Bronze Age treasure map that could lead us to even more archaeological sites around the area!

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Chapters:
Intro 00:00
The Discovery 00:28
Re-Discovery 02:12
Cup and Ring Marks 02:28
The Slab 03:28
Is it a map? 04:30
Ancient Map Criteria 05:51
Modern Comparisons 07:40
Using the Map 10:40
Outro -13:00

Sources
https://press.uchicago.edu/books/hoc/HOC_V1/HOC_VOLUME1_chapter4.pdf
https://www.sudoc.abes.fr/cbs/DB=2.1//SRCH?IKT=12&TRM=028072812
arkeonews.net/a-4000-year-old-treasure-map-of-frances

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