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Mercati posed the question to himself, why would anyone prefer to manufacture artifacts of stone rather than of metal, a superior material?
He also revived the 3-age system of Lucretius, which described a succession of periods based on the use of stone ( and wood ), bronze and iron respectively.
Due to lateness of publication, Mercati's ideas were already being developed independently ; however, his writing served as a further stimulus.
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