Radical Anthropology on Nostr: Engravings of fishing nets at Gönnersdorf 15,800 years ago 'A total of 406 decorated ...
Engravings of fishing nets at Gönnersdorf 15,800 years ago
'A total of 406 decorated schist slabs have been found at the site, and while these have all been extensively studied in the past, the fishy features had until now gone unnoticed. However, using advanced imaging technologies like Reflectance Transformation Imaging (RTI), the authors of a new study were able to identify the netted creatures on eight of the plaquettes.'
#UpperPalaeolithic #plaquettes #mobiliaryart #archaeology
https://www.iflscience.com/15800-year-old-sketches-reveal-people-were-already-fishing-with-nets-76672
'A total of 406 decorated schist slabs have been found at the site, and while these have all been extensively studied in the past, the fishy features had until now gone unnoticed. However, using advanced imaging technologies like Reflectance Transformation Imaging (RTI), the authors of a new study were able to identify the netted creatures on eight of the plaquettes.'
#UpperPalaeolithic #plaquettes #mobiliaryart #archaeology
https://www.iflscience.com/15800-year-old-sketches-reveal-people-were-already-fishing-with-nets-76672