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The Greeks and Romans, at least from the Hellenistic period onward, used Neolithic stone axeheads to protect buildings from lightning. They thought that the stone hand axes were formed when lightning struck a rock, so tucking one in the rafters of your abode could protect it?
This is neat... but... some of those Greeks must have thought "a person made this thing" right?
What do you think?
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