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2. Grindstone - Wikipedia

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   These machines usually have pedals for speeding up and slowing down the stone to control the sharpening process. The earliest known representation of a rotary grindstone, [6] operated by a crank handle, is found in the Carolingian manuscript known as the Utrecht Psalter. This pen drawing from about 830 goes back to a late antique original. [7]

3. Stone carving - Wikipedia

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   Stone carver carving stone, at the Cathedral of Saint John the Divine, New York, 1909. The Kilmartin Stones in Scotland - a collection of ancient stone carved graveslabs Khazneh structure carved into a cliff in Petra southern Jordan. Stone carving is an activity where pieces of rough natural stone are shaped by

4. List of decorative stones - Wikipedia

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   Natural stone is used as architectural stone (construction, flooring, cladding, counter tops, curbing, etc.) and as raw block and monument stone for the funerary trade. Natural stone is also used in custom stone engraving. The engraved stone can be either decorative or functional. Natural memorial stones are used as natural burial markers.

5. 9 Antique Items You Could Sell for Thousands of Dollars

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   Antique Jewelry. Fine craftsmanship and unique designs make antique jewelry highly collectible. Pieces from notable eras, like Art Deco or Victorian, or those with precious stones, can fetch high ...

6. Grave Creek Stone - Wikipedia

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   The Grave Creek Stone is a small sandstone disk inscribed on one side with some twenty-five characters, purportedly discovered in 1838 at Grave Creek Mound in Moundsville, West Virginia. If genuine, it could provide evidence of Pre-Columbian writing, but the discovery that the characters can be found in a 1752 book suggests that it is probably ...

7. Bannerstone - Wikipedia

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   Bannerstones are artifacts usually found in the Eastern United States that are characterized by a centered hole in a symmetrically shaped carved or ground stone. The holes are typically 1 ⁄ 4" to 3 ⁄ 4" in diameter and extend through a raised portion centered in the stone. They usually are bored all the way through but some have been found ...