#petrospheres — Public Fediverse posts
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@fionaorkneynews
"The marks were unlike damage caused by carnivores, chewing activities during the life of the animals, or natural processes...Researchers believe the origin of these marks may be related to the use of teeth as soft hammers or anvils when working hard materials, such as stone tools"
Had always wondered how stone-age stone-working could sometimes be so precise and careful! eg wondrous #Orkney #petrospheres #dentalwork? -
@EclecticHuman May I ask who made this replica, and how? (Recently on Orkney and marvelling at investment of time and energy into #petrospheres - when only tools would have been other stones! But had assumed aesthetic not militaristic purposes, perhaps 'simply' pleasure:) #neolithic
