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Secret Stones: Pre-Celtic Mythology in the Forest of Fontainebleau.
GRICOURT Daniel, HOLLARD Dominique, SIMONIN Daniel, VALOIS Laurent.

Secret Stones: Pre-Celtic Mythology in the Forest of Fontainebleau.

Errance & Picard / Museum of Prehistory of Île-de-France.
€30,00 €0,00
N° d'inventaire 28162
Format 22 x 28
Détails 120 p., illustrated, publisher's hardcover.
Publication Paris, 2023
Etat Nine
ISBN 9782330176969
Recent research in the Fontainebleau State Forest has revealed the previously unsuspected existence of a particularly original style of rock engravings. These engravings, essentially consisting of geometric motifs accompanied by schematic representations of figures, quadrupeds, and fantastical creatures, appear on the walls of rock cavities but also on small blocks of sandstone deposited under rocky overhangs. These signs can be considered symbolic representations of mythological constructions adopted or developed by a population or some of its representatives. Some of the engraved elements refer to images from protohistory, while many figures remain without known equivalent to this day.
Recent research in the Fontainebleau State Forest has revealed the previously unsuspected existence of a particularly original style of rock engravings. These engravings, essentially consisting of geometric motifs accompanied by schematic representations of figures, quadrupeds, and fantastical creatures, appear on the walls of rock cavities but also on small blocks of sandstone deposited under rocky overhangs. These signs can be considered symbolic representations of mythological constructions adopted or developed by a population or some of its representatives. Some of the engraved elements refer to images from protohistory, while many figures remain without known equivalent to this day.