Used until a few decades ago to separate straw from grain in many Mediterranean countries, from Turkey to Spain, the threshing sledge may have appeared in Greece as early as 6500 B.C. This is affirmed ...

IN your notice of Mr. Hornell's description of the Cypriote ‘dukani’ or ‘tribulum’ in the Research Items in NATURE of Aug. 23, it is stated that “In some parts of Spain and the Canary Islands it is in ...

“The only living men who make tools by flaking flint are usually believed to be a few primitive tribesmen who still follow the customs of their forebears and a handful of specialized craftsmen who ...