In modern form, some Highland events — notably the hammer toss and the shot-put, based on stone throwing — have found their way into the Olympics.
Modern humans are still hunter-gatherers, but around 30,000 years ago there is evidence of sophisticated technologies based on stone and bone and shell.
While both were primarily hunters and gatherers, the technology of the Ciboney of Cuba, called variously Cayo Redondo or Guayabo Blanco, was based on shell, while that of the Haitian Ciboney was based on stone.
At the time of European contact, Oceanian societies had developed a technology based on stone, bone, and shell objects, and they cultivated tubers and tree fruits, most of which were of Southeast Asian origin.
An optimal adjustment of aggregate gradation based on stone matrix asphalt improves the high-temperature stability of the asphalt rubber mixture significantly.
Different structural parts of monuments and historic buildings were based on stone as the main building material, such as masonry and foundation, while many types of stones were also used for decorative, architectural elements, such as reliefs, cornices, corbels, colonnettes.
"That was the best truck parade I've been to!" (based on Stone, et al., "Difficult Conversations," p. 31).
Platoon (1986) which won the Academy Award for Best Picture, is loosely based on Stone's army experiences in the Vietnam War.
This conclusion is based on stone bowls and vases bearing the serekh of Khaba discovered in Mastaba Z500, located just north of the pyramid.
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