quarry

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After analyzing the model, the team identified 30 distinct quarrying areas, each showing unique carving approaches.

From Science Daily

Not surprisingly, a perfect Sunday for Wareheim involves shopping for plants and perusing rock yards and quarries, though he won’t divulge exactly where.

From Los Angeles Times

The paleontologist couple initially discovered the deposit in 2013, when they spotted sponge fossils in a small quarry surrounded by sheep pasture.

From Scientific American

The Canadian photographer Edward Burtynsky’s remarkable, large-scale images offer a painterly view of man-made infrastructure around the world, from quarries in Portugal to rice fields in China to oil refineries in California.

From New York Times

These shows take place in spaces with rich past lives: In Provence, the venue had been a rock quarry, in Paris, a foundry, and in Bordeaux, a bustling World War II submarine base.

From New York Times