For texture, the creators of this temple punched thousands of holes on the stones about 5,000 years ago. The effect was really cool. Malta.
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To be fair, "hammered" is more accurate. You had my interest piqued though, with "punched". I was half-expecting some ancient Shao-Lin kungfoolery. Still, impressive and a neat effect, I agree. ๐ค๐ผ
Ha! That's funny. I almost said "pierced" but went with "punched" instead. I think that word was in my head after reading this: "A close inspection of the following photograph from the lower temple illustrates that the holes were 'drilled' and not just randomly punched as one might assume." from a website I just read: http://www.ancient-wisdom.com/maltamnajdra.htm because I couldn't remember which temple I took this picture at.