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  2. Mortar and pestle - Wikipedia

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    A mortar and pestle is a set of two simple tools used to prepare ingredients or substances by crushing and grinding them into a fine paste or powder in the kitchen, laboratory, and pharmacy. The mortar ( / ˈ m ɔːr t ər / ) is characteristically a bowl, typically made of hardwood, metal, ceramic , or hard stone such as granite .

  3. Pounded yam - Wikipedia

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    A plate of food; pounded yam and soup. Pounded yam (Yoruba: Iyán, Hausa: sakwara, Igbo: Utara-ji) is a Nigerian swallow or Okele food. [1] [2] It is commonly prepared by pounding boiled yam with mortar and pestle [3] [4] Pounded yam is similar to mashed potatoes but heavier in consistency.

  4. Bowl of Hygieia - Wikipedia

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    The bowl of Hygieia is a common symbol on signs outside of pharmacies in Europe. A mortar and pestle is a more common symbol in the United States. Typical pharmacy logos featuring the bowl of Hygieia from different countries

  5. File:Mortar and pestle, AD 900-1300.jpg - Wikipedia

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    Stone mortar and pestle, AD 900-1300, Spurgeon Draw site, Catron County, New Mexico ... File history. Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time.

  6. Cupstone - Wikipedia

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    As such, they could represent a primitive form of mortar and pestle. The age of these man-made structures is difficult to ascertain, but generally they are believed to have been produced in the Bronze Age and Upper Paleolithic although some, for example in North America and Europe, were generated at a later date.

  7. File:White-Mortar-and-Pestle.jpg - Wikipedia

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  8. File:Stone Age Stone Mortar & Pestle, Kebaran culture, 22000 ...

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    Stone Age Stone Mortar & Pestle, Kebaran culture, 22000-18000 BP Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Israel. Complete indexed photo collection at WorldHistoryPics.com. Date

  9. Ground stone - Wikipedia

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    This pair of tools is called a mortar and pestle. The material would be placed into the mortar and the pestle would be moved and pressed into the mortar to grind the material into a fine powder. This process could be used for medicine and cooking. The mortar and pestle are still used today for many cooking recipes.