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LuckyPoire t1_j7dcs3l wrote on February 5, 2023 at 11:27 PM

Reply to comment by wakka55 in Lead Plates and Land Claims in North America and Europe: When did the practice begin of burying lead plates to establish ownership of land, and why did it die out, and was it ever used successfully in a court of law to establish ownership? by whyenn

Since metal detection was invented I think metal has been preferred to rock for that reason.

But I think you are right that older markers were generally stone.