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They are all roughly spherical, so they could be cooking stones. Heated in a fire, they can be then rolled into a pit which contains the food and water, allowin
by Zuider 5y ago
They are all roughly spherical, so they could be cooking stones. Heated in a fire, they can be then rolled into a pit which contains the food and water, allowing the food to be boiled slowly without burning.
https://www.thoughtco.com/stone-boiling-ancient-cooking-method-172854 https://www.thoughtco.com/stone-boiling-ancient-cooking-meth...
- gerdesj 5y ago"Also, most of the 20 balls that have been found in the Orkney Islands are carved and etched with patterns and designs. These, on the other hand, were polished smooth." It seems that these orbs are "complicated". A cooking stone as you describe is unlikely to be decorated. Do you inscribe your kettle! I have never heard of a quern being decorated either.
- heavyset_go 5y agoMajor religions and people of the past found great significance in their food and sources of food, so I wouldn't find it strange that significance and ornamentation would be applied to what's used to prepare that food.
- h2odragon 5y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quern-stone#Ornament_and_inscription https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quern-stone#Ornament_and_inscr... Grain millers had fierce debates about what patterns worked best on what stones and for which grains. some grooves are of great functional benefit, but then beyond that ...