Conclusion of search launched by 1993 picture puzzle book leaves chouetteurs with mixed emotionsSomewhere in France, a small statuette of a bird in flight has emerged from the soil in which it has lain buried for more than three decades. The quest for the golden owl, one of the world’s longest-running treasure hunts, appears finally to be over.“A potentially winning solution is being verified,” read a post on the hunt’s official chatline, published at 6.11am on Thursday. “No more solutions may be submitted. Further information will be communicated as soon as possible.” Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/oct/03/france-treasure-hunt-buried-owl-statue-ends
Author : Jon Henley in Paris
Publish date : 2024-10-03 16:53:48
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France’s 31-year treasure hunt for a buried owl statue finally ends
