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Archaeologists Discover Mysterious 7,000-Year-Old Stone Wall Beneath the Waves Off the Coast of France

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Submitted ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨cm0002@libretechni.ca⁩ to ⁨archaeology@mander.xyz⁩

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/archaeologists-discover-mysterious-7000-year-old-stone-wall-beneath-the-waves-off-the-coast-of-france-180987930/

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  • AbouBenAdhem@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    a nearly 400-foot-long linear structure off the coast of France […] it measures roughly 66 feet wide at the base and stands roughly 7 feet tall

    Sounds more like a jetty than a wall.

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    • riverSpirit@thelemmy.club ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      I don’t think they airplanes that long ago.

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    • ServantOfRa@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      La Jette?

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  • otacon239@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    I’ma bit disappointed all we have is one bad picture.

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    • egrets@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      The article has linked to the paper, which has 21 photos and a bunch of maps and diagrams.

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      • otacon239@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        Awesome! I missed that, thank you :)

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  • RickyRigatoni@retrolemmy.com ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    maginot line prototype

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