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Forging Antiquity: Esoteric Craft Implements
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- 1. Handheld boring device to drill holes, predecessor to the auger
- 2. Sharp-edged blade crafted from stone flakes by precise percussion
- 3. Describes the three-part construction of some ancient loom tools
- 4. Manual tool used to carve or cut hard materials, essential in sculpture
- 5. Tool to drive holes or indent in metal or leather via percussive force
- 9. Lubricated sharpening stone used to refine cutting edges in antiquity
- 12. Cylindrical support enabling precise shaping, crucial in early metalworking
- 15. Spear-thrower enhancing leverage, a projectile tool preluding the bow
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- 6. Engraver's tool famed in prehistoric lithic art
- 7. Ancient tool for scoring and smoothing ceramic vessels before firing
- 8. Craftsman or tool involved in converting hides using ancient chemical treatments
- 10. A coarse tool combining abrasion and filing in ancient masonry
- 11. Curved blade for shaping wood, often mistaken for an axe
- 13. Process name for softening fibers, closely linked to flax-tool preparation
- 14. Tool used by prehistoric artisans to refine hides or remove excess material
- 16. Pointed instrument for piercing leather or textiles, used since Neolithic times
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