EPISODE · Aug 8, 2026 · 15 MIN
Melting Stone With Plants: The Chemical Secret Behind Impossible Ancient Stonework | Ancient Origins
from The Ancient Origins News Desk · host Lia Mangolini
A fascinating deep dive into the theory that ancient stonemasons used hydrofluoric acid extracted from plants like Shamir and Pito to soften and shape the hardest stones
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