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Stone ball

In archaeology, a stone ball or petrosphere (from Greek πέτρα (petra), "stone", and σφαῖρα (sphaira), "ball") is the name for any spherical man-made object of any size that is composed of stone. These mainly prehistoric artifacts may have been created or selected, but altered in some way to perform their specific function, including carving and painting.

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Palaeolithic shaped stone balls

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Stone ball

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related to External links · 23
Stone ball → Aberdeen Museum's, Archived, Art Gallery, Artillery Old Comrades' Association, Carved Stone, Carved Stone Balls, Costa Rica University, Hoopes, Hunterian Museum, Kansas, Lawrence, Local History, New Zealand, Projectiles Royal New Zealand, Researcher's Guide, Scottish Stone, Skara Brae, Smoothbore Era, Stone Balls, The Gun
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Stone ball → Acheulean, Africa, African Middle Stone Age, Asia, Europe, Oldowan, Palaeolithic, Shaped, Some, The
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Stone ball → Bolas, Grave, Micronesian, Shaping, South AmericaRai, Sphere, Stone, Type

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Stone ballrelated to External linksScottish Stone0.60section
Stone ballrelated to External linksArchived0.60section
Stone ballrelated to External linksWayback MachineRuffell0.60section
Stone ballrelated to External linksThe Gun0.60section
Stone ballrelated to External linksSmoothbore Era0.60section
Stone ballrelated to External linksProjectiles Royal New Zealand0.60section
Stone ballrelated to External linksArtillery Old Comrades' Association0.60section
Stone ballrelated to External linksNew Zealand0.60section
Stone ballrelated to External linksHoopes0.60section
Stone ballrelated to External linksThe Stone Balls0.60section
Stone ballrelated to External linksCosta Rica University0.60section
Stone ballrelated to External linksKansas0.60section

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