grinding stones
Ancient milling tools
Grinding stones are coarse, flat or slightly concave stones used to crush grain, seeds, or other materials into powder or meal.
The term typically refers to ancient or traditional tools—a mano (handheld stone) worked against a metate (base stone)—used for food preparation before mechanical mills.
Archaeologists found grinding stones at the settlement site.
- metateStone grinding platform
- quernManual grain grinder
- pestleBowl's crushing companion
- millGrain-crushing facility
- ancient toolsEarly human-made devices
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