image: Photograph showing ambient light levels and the position of replica plaquettes in relation to the fire during experiment E. view more
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Paleolithic "fireside" art may have been engraved on stone plaquettes near hearths to appear to move and flicker in the firelight
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Article URL: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0266146
Article Title: Art by firelight? Using experimental and digital techniques to explore Magdalenian engraved plaquette use at Montastruc (France)
Author Countries: U.K.
Funding: A.N. Arts and Humanities Block Grant (1251018). https://ahrc.ukri.org/. A.N. British Academy British Academy Early Career Research Grant (PF19\100082). https://www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/. I.W. Northern Bridge Block Grant. http://www.northernbridge.ac.uk/. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.
Journal
PLoS ONE
Article Title
Art by firelight? Using experimental and digital techniques to explore Magdalenian engraved plaquette use at Montastruc (France)
Article Publication Date
20-Apr-2022
COI Statement
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.