The past in the present: what is civilisation? (1880)
Mitchell, Arthur, Sir, 1826-1909 · Edinburgh : D. Douglas · leaf 150
istoryand use of which we have no accurate knowledge. There is another class of worked stones not unfrequentlyturned up, the use and age of which would certainly be apuzzle, if they had not been still found in actual use. Theymay be of any age, and therefore they also properly appear incollections… … Figs. 94 and 95.—Stone Sockets in which spindles or vertical axles of mill-stonesrevolved. Views and sections. They are usually rough unshaped boulder stones, oftenhardest and toughest quality,and the deep, cup-like excava-tions found on them have ahighly polished surface, withlinear markings,…
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