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PIERRE TONNERRE [1 record]

Record 1 1995-12-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Archaeology
DEF

thunderbolt: a stone or stone implement (as a hatchet or arrowhead) thought to be the material part of lightning.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Archéologie
CONT

On appelait aussi «glossopètres» des céraunies, ou pierres de tonnerre, que l'on croyait être tombées du ciel et qui sont des armes en pierre préhistoriques.

CONT

La légende voulait que les haches polies soient produites par la foudre, d'où leur nom. On les appelait aussi céraunies. (L'archéologie préhistorique, p. 27).

Spanish

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