Post by hi224 on May 12, 2019 3:31:45 GMT
The relevant context is in the headline more or less, but here goes.
They found this code or cipher on a rock in Western France, in the village of Plougastel, on a remote beach in Brittany. Nobody has been able to decode it. It includes letters that are upside down, and scandinavian style letters.
The public challenge to crack the code is called "The Champollion Mystery at Plougastel-Daoulas". If you want to participate, you have to register with the mayor's office and they will send you photos of the inscription.
Two years are visible, 1786 and 1787. There is also a ship with sails, and a sacred heart (a heart with a cross). The academics are baffled by it and there are various theories.
it might be related to some naval defences that were in the area at the time
it may be written by someone who wasn't completely literate or had very bad spelling, so they wrote what they heard.
it may be old breton or basque.
There is a 2000 euro prize for cracking the code. Below is a link to the BBC article.
www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-48212442
They found this code or cipher on a rock in Western France, in the village of Plougastel, on a remote beach in Brittany. Nobody has been able to decode it. It includes letters that are upside down, and scandinavian style letters.
The public challenge to crack the code is called "The Champollion Mystery at Plougastel-Daoulas". If you want to participate, you have to register with the mayor's office and they will send you photos of the inscription.
Two years are visible, 1786 and 1787. There is also a ship with sails, and a sacred heart (a heart with a cross). The academics are baffled by it and there are various theories.
it might be related to some naval defences that were in the area at the time
it may be written by someone who wasn't completely literate or had very bad spelling, so they wrote what they heard.
it may be old breton or basque.
There is a 2000 euro prize for cracking the code. Below is a link to the BBC article.
www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-48212442