archaic
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A significant decrease in size occurred during the Terminal Archaic period, around 5,000 years ago.
From Science Daily • Dec. 21, 2023
They noticed that older projectile points -- from the Early Archaic through the Late Archaic -- were larger.
From Science Daily • Dec. 21, 2023
The marble head was taken from the Greek Archaic Gallery which had been open to the public without a permanent guard on duty.
From BBC • Aug. 18, 2023
The classical period saw a transition away from symbolic statuary, most of which was used in grave decorations in the Archaic period, toward lifelike depictions of real human beings.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2020
Archaic; from the ecstatic priestesses of Thakra, worshippers of the seraphim, whose ritual dance expressed the dualism of beauty and terror.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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