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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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Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 1 Apr. 2025
Researchers have also found animal remains with notable cut marks and stone tools, suggesting these lithic tools were used to process animals for food.
—Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 13 Mar. 2025
Fires in living landscapes, fires burning lithic landscapes—the interaction of these two realms of fire has not been much studied.
—Stephen Pyne, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Jan. 2025
Fires in living landscapes, fires burning lithic landscapes – the interaction of these two realms of fire has not been much studied.
—Stephen Pyne, The Conversation, 22 Jan. 2025
Researchers have identified at least 18 archaeological sites and 5 prehistoric open lithic sites within its bounds, including the remains of seasonal camps, stone structures, rock shelters and open campsites.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Dec. 2024
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
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Quina lithic technology indicates diverse Late Pleistocene human dynamics in East Asia
Before joining Discover Magazine, Paul Smaglik spent over 20 years as a science journalist, specializing in U.S. life science policy and global scientific career issues.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 1 Apr. 2025
Researchers have also found animal remains with notable cut marks and stone tools, suggesting these lithic tools were used to process animals for food.
—Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 13 Mar. 2025
Fires in living landscapes, fires burning lithic landscapes—the interaction of these two realms of fire has not been much studied.
—Stephen Pyne, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Jan. 2025
Fires in living landscapes, fires burning lithic landscapes – the interaction of these two realms of fire has not been much studied.
—Stephen Pyne, The Conversation, 22 Jan. 2025
Researchers have identified at least 18 archaeological sites and 5 prehistoric open lithic sites within its bounds, including the remains of seasonal camps, stone structures, rock shelters and open campsites.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Dec. 2024
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
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“Lithic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lithic. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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