Bedrock features (mortars, slicks and grooves): Documentation, …
Bedrock features are a common archaeological occurrence in the Lower Pecos Canyonlands of southwest Texas. These occur in a wide range of forms, from polished "slicks", cupules, and small grinding facets to large, deep, well-developed mortar holes.
Water channels, fountains, and baths brought water in and out of earth throughout many sites; large stones remained in their natural locations and were used in foundations, walls, and left in interior spaces where the Inca built around them; cave openings were amplified and/or carved; and impressive views of surrounding mountain peaks (called ap...
Analytical characterisation of 1st- and 2nd-century Roman mortars …
Apr 1, 2024 · The nearest sites to the archaeological site are the island of Galite and the Oued Bélif in Nefza (Talbi et al., 2005), which consist of andesite and rhyodacite, respectively. These locations exhibit distinct facies compared to the fragment rocks in our case study.
Artifact of the Week: Stone Bowl-Mortar - San Diego Archaeological …
Jul 29, 2024 · Stone bowl mortars were the perfect tool for processing acorns, which had to be pounded into a meal and rinsed to remove bitter tannin. Mortars were also carved into bedrock near oak trees. Bowl mortars were more portable and could be used at the village site.
Mortar & Pestles - Peach State Archaeological Society
Milling stones are common artifacts on many sites throughout Georgia. These are often referred to as mortar and pestle or metate and mano stones (figure 1). The milling stone or basin or metate was used for grinding seeds, corn, or other vegetable products into flour for food.
Rubber and tree sap: How ancient Maya cities have withstood the …
Oct 29, 2024 · A separate study in 2014 examined mortar samples from the archaeological site of Río Bec in south-eastern Campeche, finding evidence that Maya stone masons added volcanic ash to the mortar to ...
New Hampshire Chapter - New England Antiquities Research …
Stone Sites in New Hampshire. NEARA cannot give out addresses to many of the private sites in our archives, but here are some links to sites open to the public in New Hampshire that you may enjoy: America’s Stonehenge: Who built this unusual site? Take a tour and decide for yourself. Endicott Rock State Park:
(PDF) Rethinking the Antiquity of Bedrock Mortars on the Central ...
Here we describe the Cerutti Mastodon (CM) site, an archaeological site from the early late Pleistocene epoch, where in situ hammerstones and stone anvils occur in spatio-temporal association with fragmentary remains of a single mastodon (Mammut americanum).
The 24 Most Important Archaeological Sites in the World
Aug 11, 2022 · This list considers places—some of which are included among the Seven Wonders of the World, and others among UNESCO’s list of protected World Heritage sites—built by ancient Romans, Sumerians,...
Stone Age builders had engineering savvy, finds study of 6,000
Aug 23, 2024 · The Neolithic farmers and herders who built a massive stone chamber in southern Spain nearly 6,000 years ago possessed a good rudimentary grasp of physics, geometry, geology and architectural...