Drilling for powder. Enigmatic limestone fragments explained

Limestone blocks with traces of drilling operations, found at several sites in the Memphite necropolis, are still mysterious artefacts. Experiments made by Jean-Philippe Lauer using a hand-drill with a crescent-shaped flint point proved that the holes in these stones were made by this tool. The...

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Main Author: Andrzej Ćwiek
Format: Article
Language:ces
Published: Univerzita Karlova, Filozofická fakulta 2017-12-01
Series:Pražské Egyptologické Studie
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Online Access:https://sites.ff.cuni.cz/pes/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2018/01/Andrzej_Cwiek_90-94.pdf