stone

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These periods span parts of the Stone Age and early metalworking eras, thousands of years before modern civilization.

From Science Daily • Jul. 5, 2026

As a reminder, the Mission San Juan Capistrano tour ends at the ruins of what’s now called the Great Stone Church, which collapsed in an 1812 earthquake that killed 40 Acjachemen worshippers.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 4, 2026

Kathy Silva and singer Sly Stone married at the Garden, as it is often dubbed, in 1974.

From BBC • Jul. 1, 2026

Stone turned to the crowd of around 20,000 people and began his regularly scheduled concert.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 27, 2026

From these fragments, researchers discovered that Stone Age mathematicians were a bit more rugged than modern ones.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife