How are the mighty metates fallen!
Metates (“simple” grindstones) are one of my passions and I must post more on them. But today visiting the recently-opened archaeological site, Plazuelas, in the southern part of the state of Guanajuato, I saw a use for them that had me stunned.
OK, I realize that photo is not entirely clear. It’s the woman’s bathroom in the little museum. Two copper tubes from a wooden beam act as spigots, two plumbing fixture keys act as faucets (and unfortunately are rusting a bit) and two metates with the legs buried in the concrete surface act as hand basins.
