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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- [log in to unmask] - a forum for informal discussions on molluscs To leave this list, click on the following web link: http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=conch-l&A=1 Type your email address and name in the appropriate box and click leave the list. ----------------------------------------------------------------------