Genuine Neolithic Quartzite Polishing Stone | 3 Grooves | Algeria | c.4000–6000 BCE damsenflies education and scientific study

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Genuine Neolithic Quartzite Polishing Stone | 3 Grooves | Algeria | c.4000–6000 BCE damsenflies education and scientific studyA Craftsman's Tool from the Early Neolithic This remarkable quartzite polishing stone dates to the early Neolithic period, c. 40006000 BCE, and originates from the southern part of Algeria a region rich in prehistoric human activity. Fashioned from a dense, fine grained quartzite ideally suited to abrasive work, the stone was deliberately bush hammered and shaped into a smooth oval form, indicating considered, purposeful manufacture rather than