It is man-made from sandstone, poss. a portable grinding tool, when the Sahara was a savannah. Nothing like it has been found before; Cambridge University Archaeology Dept. could not identify it, but a geologist in the Geology Dept. confirmed it was shaped by man. I should like to have it identified so that I can return it to Egypt, as I promised when I found it.
A prehistoric tool
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Egypt Sahara near Lib. border
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