stone

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The discovery comes from the Lingjing archaeological site, where researchers have spent more than 10 years excavating animal bones and sophisticated stone tools linked to an extinct human relative called Homo juluensis.

From Science Daily • May 9, 2026

By including himself in such company, he believes he should be memorialized in stone.

From Salon • May 7, 2026

“I like to think of every game as a stepping stone to the next show,” Clarke said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

Old stone walls near the shoreline were flattened, while the Exmoor bay's shingle ridge was breached and moved inland by around 90 metres, creating a salt marsh which was left to its natural course.

From BBC • May 4, 2026

The river eyes stared blindly up at him, nestled in the curve of the black stone tooth.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver