Bornholm – The Map Room https://www.maproomblog.com Blogging about maps since 2003 Tue, 25 Oct 2016 16:25:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.maproomblog.com/xq/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/cropped-logo-2017-04-32x32.jpg Bornholm – The Map Room https://www.maproomblog.com 32 32 116787204 5,000-Year-Old Stone Map Found on Danish Island https://www.maproomblog.com/2016/10/5000-year-old-stone-map-found-on-danish-island/ Tue, 25 Oct 2016 15:26:42 +0000 http://www.maproomblog.com/?p=3165 More]]> An archaeological dig on the Danish island of Bornholm has turned up a small stone, in two pieces, with scratches in a criss-cross pattern that has led researchers to conclude it’s a 5,000-year-old map of the island. Copenhagen Post, Kristeligt Dagblad (in Danish), The Local. [Tony Campbell/WMS]

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