Mysterious rock depicted in 15th-century painting is most likely a Stone Age tool
Why medieval painter Jean Fouquet chose to depict Acheulean hand ax remains a mystery.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/10/mysterious-rock-depicted-in-15th-century-painting-is-most-likely-a-stone-age-tool/#MelunDiptych #medieval #French #painter #miniaturist #JeanFouquet #Acheulean #stone #handaxe
@Catawu That's gonna hurt!
@Nonog
Tell me if I've missed it but going by the article the researchers do not seem to have considered the possibility that the stone was included in the painting because it was believed in the 15th century to be a "thunderstone".
@Nonog thanks for posting the link to this interesting article by Jennifer Ouellette who is here on Mastodon: @JenLucPiquant
(& the underlying paper which she links is #OpenAccess: a Fediverse presence would be a logical extension #CambridgeUniversity #archaeology & #CambridgeUniversityPress?)
@Catawu @skua Maybe #meteorite experts could chip in here... ?
@Nonog @JenLucPiquant
#15thCentury #ArtHistory #axe #HandAxe #flint #thunderstone #meteorites
@Nonog or a meteor. Ax my ass.