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QUERN QUARRY

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A shallow scoop in the ground surface from which raw material used in the production of quern stones is obtained or an outcrop of rock which bears traces of disc-shaped hollows resulting from the removal of roughouts.

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MILLSTONE QUARRY A site where millstones have been quarried. Circular depressions may be visible, along with unfinished or broken millstones.

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