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Erfoud manuport

Okay, so imagine you are playing in a sandbox and you find a pretty rock that catches your eye. You like it so much that you decide to keep it with you. That rock you found is like a manuport.

A manuport is a special kind of rock that early humans long ago found and picked up because it was useful or interesting to them. They might have used it to make tools or weapons, or maybe they just liked how it looked and kept it as a kind of decoration.

Now let's talk about Erfoud - that's a place in Morocco where lots of these manuports have been found. That means thousands of years ago, people were living in Erfoud and finding rocks that they thought could be helpful or pretty for them.

It's really amazing to think about how people so long ago could make use of the things around them in a way that still amazes us today. These manuports give us clues about our past and tell stories about the resourcefulness and creativity of our ancestors.
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