Metate
Mesoamerican quern or milling-stone / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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A metate (or mealing stone) is a type or variety of quern, a ground stone tool used for processing grain and seeds. In traditional Mesoamerican cultures, metates are typically used by women who would grind nixtamalized maize and other organic materials during food preparation (e.g., making tortillas). Similar artifacts have been found in other regions, such as the sil-batta in Bihar and Jharkhand, India[1] as well as other grinding stones in China.[2]