Fury has erupted in France after dozens of seven-thousand-year-old standing stones erected by prehistoric humans were destroyed to make way for a DIY store. Some 37 stones standing between half-a-metre and a metre were each destroyed by the development of the large construction for a Mr. Bricolage outlet in Carnac, in Brittany, northwest France. Carnac is famous for its ancient menhir - heavy raised standing stones - which spread across three alignments: Ménec, Kermario and Kerlescan. Some 37 stones standing between half-a-metre and a metre were on the site before it was destroyed, in Carnac, in Brittany, northwest FranceDozens of seven-thousand-year-old standing stones erected by prehistoric humans were destroyed to make way for a DIY store. The Brittany region has a dense collection of megalithic sites that include around 3,000 prehistoric standing stones erected by the pre-Celtic people.

Source: Daily Mail June 08, 2023 22:27 UTC