People are convinced they’ve found proof of time travel after noticing tiny detail in 1930s painting – can you spot it?

CONSPIRACY theorists are convinced they’ve found proof of time travel in a painting from the 1930s. The painting depicts the arrival of settlers to Springfield in the 1620s, but there’s something amiss… can you spot it? US Postal ServiceMr Pynchon And The Settling Of Springfield was painted by Umberto Romano in 1937[/caption] US Postal ServiceSome viewers reckon this native American from the 17th century is holding an iPhone[/caption] The mural – one of six at Springfield Main Post Office – has not been altered since it was painted in 1937. It shows the English colonist and fur trader William Pynchon, but amongst the chaotic scene, there’s a modern addition. William is depicted trading with the native Americans who lived in the area, but one of the men is staring at a 21st century object. It appears strikingly similar to how people in the 21st century hold a smartphone and scroll down with their thumbs. And the artist died in 1982, a quarter of a century before anyone had heard of an iPhone. Brian Anderson offered a potential solution: “There’s reason to believe, then, that what the man is examining is not an Indigenous object, but rather of European origin, like mirrors, which were presented often in such exchanges. “The way the man holds it up, if indeed he’s looking at his own face reflecting back at him, would certainly make sense.” Some sleuths online have offered this mural as proof that time travellers have taken modern technology back to the past. Others however, say the object could be a mirror, a commonly traded item in 17th century New England. Yesterday we told how art fans were baffled at “time traveller” spotted holding an iPhone in a painting from the 1860s. The woman appears engrossed in the object she holds in both hands while walking on a country path in The Expected One, by Ferdinand George Waldmüller. Experts said there is a more plausible explanation. Peter Russell, whose observation sparked the conspiracy, told VICE: “What strikes me most is how much a change in technology has changed the interpretation of the painting, and in a way has leveraged its entire context. “The big change is that in 1850 or 1860, every single viewer would have identified the item that the girl is absorbed in as a hymnal or prayer book. “Today, no one could fail to see the resemblance to the scene of a teenage girl absorbed in social media on their smartphone.” But it’s not the first time modern technology has supposedly been spotted in a centuries-old painting. Apple boss Tim Cook claimed he had noticed an iPhone in a 350-year-old painting during a visit to a museum in Amsterdam. A man can be seen clutching a rectangular object while a woman, child and dog all seem interested in it too. Cook told a conference: “I always thought I knew when the iPhone was invented, but now I’m not so sure anymore.” The tech giant launched the first iPhone in 2007. WIKIMEDIAA woman appears to be holding an iPhone in The Expected One, by Ferdinand George Waldmüller[/caption] GettyApple boss Tim Cook claimed he spotted an iPhone in this 350-year-old painting[/caption]