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.

Art History This 15th-Century Painting Might Actually Depict a Prehistoric Tool, New Research Suggests. The object depicted was long thought to be a stone.

Mysterious Stone in 15th-Century Painting Could Be a Prehistoric Tool Jean Fouquet’s “Melun Diptych” is likely the earliest artistic representation of an Acheulean hand ax ...

Underwater archaeologists in Sweden have determined that a chest in the wreck of a 15th-century warship held tools to make lead shots for early handguns. The finding hints at key changes in naval ...