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A rare polissoir, a stone used by Neolithic people to sharpen and polish stone axe heads 5,000 years ago, has been discovered in the Valley of Stones National Nature Reserve in Dorset. It is only the second polissoir found undisturbed in situ, known as an “earthfast” stone, in England.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Just wanted to publicly thank you for these articles. Nice to have at least one link every day that's worth reading.

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Thanks! Glad you enjoy! Full disclosure, I am not the writer of these, just things that I come across and find interesting.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I figured. One of the things I've missed about Reddit (and frankly I still check in from time to time, though my engagement is down like 99%) is how vibrant the non-tech communities were/are. It's just nice to see somebody putting in the effort to get content posted onto the Fediverse. I enjoy hearing about what douches Elon and Spez are as much as the next nerd, but only for so long. :-)

Anyway, the halfway subtle polished divot that marks a polissoir is really cool, right?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Anyway, the halfway subtle polished divot that marks a polissoir is really cool, right?

It is. It is also interesting that it is made from the same type of sandstone as Stonehenge and other megalithic sites.