lithic

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Affolter, M. D. On the nature of volcanic lithic fragments: Definition source and evolution.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2017

The wholesale transition from the realm of living fire to that of lithic fire may stand as a working definition of the Anthropocene.

From Slate • May 16, 2016

His research interests include archaeological methods, lithic analysis, and the origins of modern culture.

From Science Magazine • Oct. 24, 2012

All of her ash was lithic, old stony stuff created from her own edifice.

From Scientific American • Jul. 7, 2012

The greatest defect of the palace is that the style, when it was erected, was losing its true form of lithic propriety.

From Rambles and Recollections of an Indian Official by Sleeman, William