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 …

2017年11月16日 · There were four basic metate types and therefore four basic types of compatible manos: basin, trough, flat, and a type I have classified as flat/concave. The metate …

2017年5月15日 · The question readers of my blog ask most frequently is “Where in the United States can I buy a metate (the shaped stone slabs on which Mexican women traditionally …

It is a slightly sloped (but mostly flat) grinding slap with a rectangular shape that is made from basalt stone. The metate is used with a mano, a kind of pestle, to grind cooked corn kernels …

A Mano, a smooth hand-held stone, is used against a metate, typically a large stone with a depression or bowl. The movement of the Mano against the metate consists of a circular, …

The metate grinding stones of Mesoamerica are rectangular in shape. The most efficient style are the trough metates that have built-in rectangular basins. Studies show they could grind more …

Also referenced as a meal stone by Hillerman, a metate is a slab of rock with either a concave or flat surface that is used for manually grinding grain, ochre, or other plant and mineral products. …