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Cover images: (Top) Nineteenth-century cutlery. Courtesy of Extent Heritage, 2025; (Centre) Macroblade (Leilira) Knife made by the Aranda people, Northern Territory. Courtesy of Michael Curry. Moore, Mark W. 2020. Museum of Stone Tools, UNE. Retrieved 14 July 2025, from https://une.pedestal3d.com/r/EMXgjoqr49; (Bottom) Qing Dynasty plate. Image courtesy of Brian Shanahan 2025.

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