Myths of Fossils. From the Bones of Giants and Water Spirits' Fingers to Dragon Teeth and Arrows from the Sky
Since ancient times, people have found fossilized remains of extinct animals and plants in nature. They made medicines from the finds, used them as talismans and charms, kept them in temples, and sought advice from them. What legends and superstitions...
have humans invented about fossils over the centuries? How did dinosaurs become linked in people's minds with the god Thor, the Virgin Mary and mammoths, Beowulf, shamans, fossilized crabs, and the teeth of giant sharks? The author of the book, Anton Nelikhov, will tell you about this and much more.
Since ancient times, people have found fossilized remains of extinct animals and plants in nature. They made medicines from the finds, used them as talismans and charms, kept them in temples, and sought advice from them. What legends and superstitions have humans invented about fossils over the centuries? How did dinosaurs become linked in people's minds with the god Thor, the Virgin Mary and mammoths, Beowulf, shamans, fossilized crabs, and the teeth of giant sharks? The author of the book, Anton Nelikhov, will tell you about this and much more.
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