I thought this might be something the members would find interesting.  A
100,000 year old work shop in South Africa.  The mixing bowl evidently was
an abalone shell mounted on a base.  As seen here:
http://news.yahoo.com/ancient-art-supplies-found-south-african-cave-182951176.html

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