petrified carpentry

noun

noun

Archaeology, History, Human sciences, Sciences The presence in stonework architecture of designs that originated in carved wooden structures.

It is, however, often used in woodwork, where it is easier to execute, and it seems possible that its use at Göbekli Tepe constitutes an example of ʻpetrified carpentryʼ.2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: A Natural History, page 228:

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