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The stone was buried for centuries until 1978 when it was identified by members of the "Friends of Old Mersch" association. It was re-erected 30 metres from its original location. In 2001, an archaeological excavation was undertaken by the
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and owes its yellow-brown colour to its high iron content. It appears to have been shaped to give it an "anthropomorphic" form.
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