Found in the soil in Penmaenmawr Conwy. Below an old stone-age settlement. Now a quarry overlooking Conwy Bay. Settlement known to make and export stone tools along the estuary. The stone is very smooth - has a hole which fits fingers a thumb - nice to handle but of extremely heavy stone. Where the settlement once stood is now a granite quarry.
Stone age tool - pounding or grinding?
Contributed by Jean Mead
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Penmaenmawr - Conwy. LL34 6HU
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- H:
- 8cm
- W:
- 10cm
- D:
- 5cm
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Looks like a weight, perhaps for a loom. What do the experts say?