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: of, relating to, or being a stone tool
: relating to or characteristic of a (specified) stage in humankind's use of stone as a cultural tool
Neolithic
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Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 22 July 2024
The transition from burning living landscapes to burning lithic (fossil) landscapes constituted something new under the sun.
—Stephen Pyne, Scientific American, 16 Apr. 2024
The engraving was likely carved with a lithic tool, employing a combination of fine incisions to mark out the contours of the kite and pecking.
—Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 2 Jan. 2024
The structure mirrors the content, which traces three related narratives: the history of Waldie’s family; the story of Lakewood and its development as a planned community; and the saga, lithic and otherwise, of the land itself.
—Boris Kachka, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2023
Their scalpels were likely the flaked lithic edges common to the era; the skeleton’s grave was associated with fine flakes of a stone called chert, which can produce extremely sharp edges.
—Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Sep. 2022
For example, the Oldowan lithic technology persisted for ~1 million years.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 23 Sep. 2012
From both lithic and fossil evidence, this modern human occupation dates to older than 50,000 years ago, almost 10,000 years older than the previous record for modern humans in this region.
—Ryan McRae and Briana Pobiner, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Dec. 2022
Enlarge / Selection of flint lithic tools from the El Pendón ossuary: blades, geometric microliths, and arrowheads.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 24 Feb. 2022
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The Italian Carabinieri seized over 2,000 fragments of ceramic and lithic artifacts, and a contemporary painting valued around $163,000.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 22 July 2024
The transition from burning living landscapes to burning lithic (fossil) landscapes constituted something new under the sun.
—Stephen Pyne, Scientific American, 16 Apr. 2024
The engraving was likely carved with a lithic tool, employing a combination of fine incisions to mark out the contours of the kite and pecking.
—Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 2 Jan. 2024
The structure mirrors the content, which traces three related narratives: the history of Waldie’s family; the story of Lakewood and its development as a planned community; and the saga, lithic and otherwise, of the land itself.
—Boris Kachka, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2023
Their scalpels were likely the flaked lithic edges common to the era; the skeleton’s grave was associated with fine flakes of a stone called chert, which can produce extremely sharp edges.
—Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Sep. 2022
For example, the Oldowan lithic technology persisted for ~1 million years.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 23 Sep. 2012
From both lithic and fossil evidence, this modern human occupation dates to older than 50,000 years ago, almost 10,000 years older than the previous record for modern humans in this region.
—Ryan McRae and Briana Pobiner, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Dec. 2022
Enlarge / Selection of flint lithic tools from the El Pendón ossuary: blades, geometric microliths, and arrowheads.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 24 Feb. 2022
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“Lithic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lithic. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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