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A HISTORICAL LIE: THE STONE AGE
The stonework in the photos at bottom left and its detailed shapes dis-
play the artistic taste of the people who made them, 11,000 years ago. More
important, however, is that the artists must have used metal tools to carve
these stones, not by hitting or rubbing one stone against another. Such fine
work is only possible by means of such tools, as the metal lathes, files and
saws used in stonemasonry today.
The photo at bottom right shows a present-day stonemason at work,
using similar techniques. Artists living 11,000 years ago may have produced
their works of art only by employing similar methods.
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