Grinding away at history using 'forensic' paleontology and archeology
Monday, June 23, 2014 - 17:30
in Paleontology & Archaeology
The Society for Sedimentary Geology (SEPM) announces an unusual paper in their journal PALAIOS that combines 'forensic' paleontology and archeology to identify origins of the millstones commonly used in the 1800's. While all millstones were used similarly, millstones quarried in France were more highly valued than similar stones quarried in Ohio, USA.