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Strangely Engraved Rock Is Giant 'Treasure Map', Archaeologists Say (www.sciencealert.com)

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A piece of rock with mysterious markings that lay largely unstudied for 4,000 years is now being hailed as a "treasure map" for archaeologists, who are using it to hunt for ancient sites around north-western France.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

People scroll past hundreds of articles a day. We gotta decide which ones are worth it.

Step 1: Title Step 2: TL DR Step 3: read

Gotta pass 1 and 2 before I get to 3. I only have so much time on my lunch break. Im not wasting it on a click bait article