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Millstone

technology Maturity 5-7

A millstone is a big stone.

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Millstones.jpg
It helps make food. It can crush seeds into flour. This helps us eat bread.
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TortillaMakingSalvador.jpg
It is a very old tool. Do you like bread?

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Millstone Anatomy.jpg
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Greenwich CT millstone.JPG
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Olive oil press at Saba Habib in Israel.jpg
File:Holgate Windmill millstones - 2011-12-26.jpg
Holgate Windmill millstones - 2011-12-26.jpg
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File:Millstone (Myllynkivi).jpg
Millstone (Myllynkivi).jpg
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File:Walderveense molen steenbillen.jpg
Walderveense molen steenbillen.jpg
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📚 Content adapted from Wikipedia | Readability: FK 11.8 | Vital Level 5