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Report on odd, circular crater in France was not real, French government agency says

RETRACTION: McClatchy News has retracted this story based on a report purporting to find an Iron Age village on the northern coast of France. An official government agency, Côtes d’Armor Departmental Council, confirmed its news release was “a joke” and not a legitimate archaeological discovery.

This story was originally published April 2, 2024 at 4:19 PM with the headline "Report on odd, circular crater in France was not real, French government agency says."

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Irene Wright
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Irene Wright is a McClatchy Real-Time reporter. She earned a B.A. in ecology and an M.A. in health and medical journalism from the University of Georgia and is now based in Atlanta. Irene previously worked as a business reporter at The Dallas Morning News.
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