[Originally posted HERE. There are a few posts in the series which I'll break up into 3 parts.]
I agree something is missing from the DE tool and materials kit though whatever these were was little to no different than has been used for thousands of years to the present day.
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The same. Which we note all of the blocks made using the "place and shave" method the common artifact are the much ballyhooed "knobs". It is a much discussed "mystery" what they are for, some suggest lifting bosses which in some cases they certainly were, but we note the most unfinished blocks do not have them and the more they are whittled down like magic the "knobs" begin to appear, almost always at the bottom of the block and in pairs. If the blocks are fully finished, as evidenced for example by the picture directly above, the knobs are systematically removed. What are they for-perhaps nothing. What we can say for sure is that they are artifacts of the place and shave method.
I agree something is missing from the DE tool and materials kit though whatever these were was little to no different than has been used for thousands of years to the present day.
Mod Edit Note > Cut & Pasted Text referenced by the OP link removed to comply with the published GHMB Rules of Engagement/Dr. Troglodyte/GHMB Moderator
The same. Which we note all of the blocks made using the "place and shave" method the common artifact are the much ballyhooed "knobs". It is a much discussed "mystery" what they are for, some suggest lifting bosses which in some cases they certainly were, but we note the most unfinished blocks do not have them and the more they are whittled down like magic the "knobs" begin to appear, almost always at the bottom of the block and in pairs. If the blocks are fully finished, as evidenced for example by the picture directly above, the knobs are systematically removed. What are they for-perhaps nothing. What we can say for sure is that they are artifacts of the place and shave method.