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Ficure 67.—Stone and pottery artifacts of the Abary Phase. a-c, Pottery bead. d, Stone 
bead. e-g, Hematite rubbing stone. /-j, Limonite rubbing stone. 
Metate (fig. 66, d)—A disk-shaped piece of granite is worn on both 
surfaces as though it had been used for grinding, perhaps as the 
metate for the mano mentioned in the previous paragraph. The edges 
are worn, suggesting that the same tool may have also been used as 
a pestle. It is 9.5 to 8.2 cm. in diameter and 2.0 to 3.5 em. thick. 
Rubbing stones (fig. 67, e-7). —Small pieces of limonite or hematite 
were used as rubbing stones. They are irregular in shape and all 
