Archaic Indian Artifacts: Mano & Metate | Peoples of Mesa ...
Mano is the Spanish word for "hand," and it refers to a stone that is held in one or both hands and moved back and forth against a larger stone in order to grind seeds, nuts, and other hard materials.Metate is derived from metatl, a word used by native peoples in central Mexico to describe the larger stone against which the mano is ground.. During the Archaic period, manos
