stemplooiën
Stemplooiën are ceremonial plaques central to the temple rites of a hypothetical culture described in ethnographic fiction and speculative archaeology. The term denotes a class of small, flat stone tablets used as ritual objects during religious ceremonies tied to temple spaces. The word itself is a constructed term with no direct cognate in existing languages.
Physical characteristics of stemplooiën vary by site, but most are made from soapstone, limestone, or basalt.
Ritual use centers on marking sacred spaces and guiding processions. Worshippers may press their palms to a
Historiography and reception: Within fictional artifact catalogs and meta-narratives, stemplooiën are used to explore themes of