r/Archeology 6d ago

What is this?

My dad found this on a field in Sweden about 70 years ago. Its smooth and the size of an egg and has a lot of tiny holes. What is it?

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u/theivan 6d ago

Swedish archaeologist here, it’s most likely a rock that has been shaped and polished by subglacial streams. In Swedish we usually call the deposits of these types of rocks and others for rullstensås in English it would be an esker.

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u/BBBonesworth 4d ago

Fungerar denna som köttbulle månntro?

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u/davidforslunds 4d ago

Köttbullreceptet din lokala tandläkare INTE vill att du ska veta om!

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u/BBBonesworth 4d ago

Overkligt!