such as in Eastern Crete which produces a stone known as the Turkish Stone, mined in the Elounda mountain but sold all throughout the Levant (hence its name) since antiquity.

Similar stones have been in use since antiquity. The Roman historian Pliny described use of several naturally occurring stones for sharpening in his Natural History. He describes the use of both oil and water stones and gives the locations of several ancient sources for these stones.

One of the most well-regarded

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