07-08-2016, 12:41 AM
(This post was last modified: 07-08-2016, 12:54 AM by Dan Howard.)
A large wooden bowl was found at Mycenae (1200BC) that has a plugged central hole and tool marks consistent with being turned on a lathe. A partial wooden bowl found at Cornetto (Etruscan, 700BC) has the same indicators of being turned on a lathe. I think there was one found in Bavaria dating to the 6-7th C BC as well. There is enough evidence to conclude that the Greeks had wood turning lathes during the time in question and had been using them for a long time.
Author: Bronze Age Military Equipment, Pen & Sword Books