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.