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= Moló (Talayotic hand mill) =

A moló is a type of sliding hand mill from the Balearic Islands (Menorca and Mallorca) of the Bronze and Iron Ages.[1] It is made up of a moving upper piece (similar in shape to an inverted boat) and a fixed lower piece, with a flat surface. It is characterized by the magnitude of the moving section (weighing as much as 50 kg in the case of some Menorcan specimens).

Analyses carried out on the active surface of some of these tools have served as proof that these were used to mill certain grains[2] and at times, salt or fish (likely dried fish).[3]

The raw materials used for the construction of these tools consisted of different types of sedimentary rock. As for those with origins in Menorca, they are made especially from sandstones and microconglomerates.[4]

The moving parts of this type of mill were remarkably abundant is the settlements of the Talayotic and Post-Talayotic periods and were often repurposed as building components (in walls, pavement and fireplaces).[5]