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Metates and Manos

12-08-2013, 03:28 PM

Metates & Manos
Posted by [Neanderthal]:

"Mano" comes from the Spanish word meaning "hand". They are a hand-held stone (usually sandstone)used as the upper stone (pestle) in the milling process. Mano is to metate as pestle is to mortar.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mano_(stone)

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12-08-2013, 04:16 PM

Mano's personal finds Member Chase.

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12-08-2013, 04:24 PM

Metate and Mano Personal find by Member Chase

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12-08-2013, 04:30 PM

METATA -and- MANO (BELIEVE TO B MIMBRE INDIANS) posted by Member MIMBRE

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12-10-2013, 01:24 PM

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12-10-2013, 07:24 PM

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12-12-2013, 11:08 PM

N. Tuscola county Michigan mortar.
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