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== History == |
== History == |
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Stone mortars and pestles have been used by the [[Kebaran culture]] ([[Levant|the Levant]] with [[Sinai Peninsula|Sinai]]) from 22000 to 18000 BC to crush grains and other plant material. The Kebaran mortars that have been found are sculpted, slightly conical bowls of porous |
Stone mortars and pestles have been used by the [[Kebaran culture]] ([[Levant|the Levant]] with [[Sinai Peninsula|Sinai]]) from 22000 to 18000 BC to crush grains and other plant material. The Kebaran mortars that have been found are sculpted, slightly conical bowls of porous stone.<ref>[[James Mellaart|Mellaart, James]] (1976), ''Neolithic of the Near East'' ([[Macmillan Publishers]])</ref> |
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== See also == |
== See also == |
Revision as of 20:29, 26 April 2024
A stone vessel is a hollow container, made of stone.
History
Stone mortars and pestles have been used by the Kebaran culture (the Levant with Sinai) from 22000 to 18000 BC to crush grains and other plant material. The Kebaran mortars that have been found are sculpted, slightly conical bowls of porous stone.[1]
See also
References
- ^ Mellaart, James (1976), Neolithic of the Near East (Macmillan Publishers)
Further reading
- Stone Vessels in the Near East during the Iron Age and the Persian Period, (c. 1200-330 BCE), Andrea Squitieri, 2017
- Stone Vessels and Values in the Bronze Age Mediterranean, Andrew Bevan, 2007