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Re:Mysterious Stone Orbs Stashed All over Neolithic Britain by gerdesj on Sunday October 03, 2021 @05:41PM (#28740753)
"Also, most of the 20 balls that have been found in the Orkney Islands are carved and etched with patterns and designs. These, on the other hand, were polished smooth."

It seems that these orbs are "complicated". A cooking stone as you describe is unlikely to be decorated. Do you inscribe your kettle! I have never heard of a quern being decorated either.

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Re:Mysterious Stone Orbs Stashed All over Neolithic Britain by h2odragon on Sunday October 03, 2021 @07:21PM (#28741414)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quern-stone#Ornament_and_inscr...

Grain millers had fierce debates about what patterns worked best on what stones and for which grains. some grooves are of great functional benefit, but then beyond that ...

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Re:Mysterious Stone Orbs Stashed All over Neolithic Britain by heavyset_go on Sunday October 03, 2021 @05:58PM (#28740854)
Major religions and people of the past found great significance in their food and sources of food, so I wouldn't find it strange that significance and ornamentation would be applied to what's used to prepare that food.
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