Mortar & Pestle Food Processing
Stone mortar-and-pounding food processing for crushing, cooking, storing, and fermenting wild plant foods and cereals.
Core metadata
- ID: mortar_pestle_food_processing
- Era: Ancient
- First known date: -11000 (millennium)
- Region: Raqefet Cave, Mount Carmel, Israel
- Review status: source_checked
- Maturity: established
Prerequisites
Dependents
- None.
Fields
Field lanes
- Agriculture & Food Systems: Foundations
- Materials Science & Manufacturing: Foundations
Node sources
- Fermented beverage and food storage in 13,000 y-old stone mortars at Raqefet Cave, Israel (Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports / Stanford Archaeology, 2018, primary_paper) • Supports: node, maturity
Prerequisite edge evidence
Edge/source evidence summary:
- Prerequisite edges: 1
- Average edge confidence: 66%
- Prerequisite sources: 1
- primary_source: 1
| Prerequisite | Type | Confidence | Evidence level | Note | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Grinding Slabs (stone_grinding_slabs) | historical_predecessor | 66% | primary_source | Earlier flat grinding stones show wild-plant grinding traditions; Raqefet Cave documents later bedrock and boulder mortars for pounding, cooking, storing, and fermenting plant foods. |
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