Divers have discovered a long-submerged wall some 7,000 years old under the sea off western France, scientists said Thursday.
"Archaeologists did not expect to find such well-preserved structures in such a harsh setting," geologist Yves Fouquet said.
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Off the western coast of France, archaeologists have discovered a sunken granite Mesolithic wall nine meters below sea level.
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