By a probably euphonic inversion the translator of Irenaeus and the other Latin authors have Abraxas, which is found in the magical papyri, and even, though most sparingly, on engraved stones.

It is found on Abraxas stones which were worn as amulets.

It has been found in some Shetland brochs that guard cells in entrance passageways are close to large door-check stones.

Cyanides are found, although in small amounts, in certain seeds and fruit stones, e. g., those of apple, mango, peach, and bitter almonds.

He cleared out the kistvaen, reporting that it was 5 foot 6 inches ( 1. 7 m ) long by 2 foot 8 inches ( 86 cm ) wide and that unlike most kistvaens found on the moor, the stones lining it had apparently been shaped by man, which led him to suggest that it was less old than most.

Computer controlled music is also found in the performance pieces by the Canadian composer Udo Kasemets such as the Marce ( ntennia ) l Circus C ( ag ) elebrating Duchamp ( 1987 ), a realization of the Marcel Duchamp process piece Erratum Musical using an electric model train to collect a hopper-car of stones to be deposited on a drum wired to an Analog: Digital converter, mapping the stone impacts to a score display ( performed in Toronto by pianist Gordon Monahan during the 1987 Duchamp Centennial ), or his installations and performance works ( e. g. Spectrascapes ) based on his Geo ( sono ) scope ( 1986 ) 15x4-channel computer-controlled audio mixer.

Amongst the vast Neolithic collections of the Carnac stones in Brittany, France, several dozen dolmens are found.

The word is a compound from two Greek terms, ἢλεκτρον, ēlektron, " amber " ( as electrostatic phenomena were first described as properties of amber by the philosopher Thales ), and μαγνήτης, magnētēs, " magnet " ( the magnetic stones found in antiquity in the vicinity of the Greek city of Magnesia, in Lydia, Asia Minor ).

Geologists also found indications of abundant deposits of colored stones and gemstones, including emerald, ruby, sapphire, garnet, lapis, kunzite, spinel, tourmaline and peridot.

The largest granite stones in the pyramid, found in the " King's " chamber, weigh 25 to 80 tonnes and were transported from Aswan, more than 500 miles away.

Four Celtic inscribed stones have been found in Beacon Hill cemetery:

Naturalistic depictions of Pictish nobles, hunters and warriors, male and female, without obvious tattoos, are found on monumental stones.

The well known Pictish symbols found on stones, and elsewhere, are obscure in meaning.

When these stones were removed, the workmen found inside the remains of an oak coffin the complete skeleton of an individual entirely enclosed in two layers of thin lead, with a shroud of cloth of gold over it.

du CRA du Musée de l ' Homme ( Paris ), n ° 11, 1987, pp. 19-48 </ ref > There were also found stones shaped by the Levallois technique, characteristic of the Middle Paleolithic.

Lamentable to behold, in the midst of the streets lay the tops of lofty towers, tumbled to the ground, stones of high walls, holy altars, fragments of human bodies, covered with livid clots of coagulated blood, looking as if they had been squeezed together in a press ; and with no chance of being buried, save in the ruins of the houses, or in the ravening bellies of wild beasts and birds ; with reverence be it spoken for their blessed souls, if, indeed, there were many found who were carried, at that time, into the high heaven by the holy angels ...

The sling was light to carry and cheap to produce ; ammunition in the form of stones was readily available and often to be found near the site of battle.

40, 000 sling stones were found at Maiden Castle, Dorset.

The appearance of the symbol of the seven-headed cobra on SLA propaganda indicates that it was copied from the ancient Sri Lankan / Indian seven-headed nāga ; carved stones depicting a seven-headed cobra are commonly found near the sluices of the ancient irrigation tanks in Sri Lanka and are believed to have been placed there as guardians of the water.

Other similar evidence can be found on standing stones from around the 7th century AD reflecting a hunt using hounds, such as the Hilton of Cadboll Stone ).

Sapphires can be found naturally, by searching through certain sediments ( due to their resistance to being eroded compared to softer stones ), or rock formations, or they can be manufactured for industrial or decorative purposes in large crystal boules.

The earliest epigraphic records found on rock edicts and hero stones date from around the 3rd century BCE.

Thinking to have found it, Calandrino gets him home laden with stones.

After Taylor's time the site was visited by numerous travelers, almost all of whom have found ancient Babylonian remains, inscribed stones and the like, lying upon the surface.

These forecourts are typically fronted by large stones and it is thought the area in front of the cairn was used for public rituals of some kind.

Rune stones of Gorm and Harald, front side

c ) A similar version by Stesichorus in “ Ilion ’ s Conquest ” narrated that Menelaus surrendered her indeed to his soldiers to stone her to death ; however, when she ripped the front of her robes, the Achaean warriors got stunned by her beauty and the stones fell harmlessly from their hands.

Heaps of stones from the quarries lie in front of the pyramids.

On being made Grand Duke of Tuscany Cosimo I de ' Medici was granted the use of an open radial crown with a representation of the red Florentine fleurs-de-lis with its stamens posed between the petals in place of the ray in the front, completely covered with precious stones, by Pope Pius V, who specified that the circlet of this crown be engraved with an inscription that the crown had been granted him to wear by the Pope.

On the actual crown made this inscription was place on the back of the circlet, while the front was actually covered with precious stones like the rest of the crown.

The five fleurs-de-lis each had the enameled image of a saint on the central upright petal ( the front fleur-de-lis had an image of the Virgin and Child, while two of the other fleurs-de-lis had images of St George and the dragon ) as well as precious stones on the two curved side petals, while the five crosses and the arches were ornamented only with precious stones.

His helmet had two precious stones set in front and one behind, which flashed as he moved.

This theory won out at nearby Knowth, where the restorers have laid the quartzite stones out as an " apron " in front of the entrance to the great mound.

Those who had visited the property had seen bizarre collections of stones in the front yard and observed the Old Man carrying on conversations with bottles on his table.

In the floor directly in front of that altar are set ten stones from the Chapel of Moses on Mount Sinai, representing the Ten Commandments as a foundation for the Jerusalem Altar.

And of these stones, they told me, the pyramid was built which stands in front of the great pyramid in the middle of the three, each side being 150 feet in length.

It rolled back slightly, jolting the rear portion ; this caused the wheels of the front vehicle of the rear portion to ride up over the stones underneath them.

It consists of three upright granite stones: a round stone with its middle holed out with two small standing stones to each side, in front of and behind the hole.

The high relief decoration in the front was designed by Diego Rivera and created as a mosaic using naturally colored stones.

But it became a target for people to throw stones at, the ceramic plate on its front damaged and the copper plate on the back ripped off.

In front of the building there is a circle of stones to mark the spot where the last public hanging in Dalkeith occurred in 1827.

The town was named after a one kilometre stretch of grey stones between two beaches on the sea front.

One of three " GOVERNOR ' S RESIDENCE " marking stones of the former Mountain Lodge was erected in the small flower bed in front of the entrance of the Government House in 1980.

The crown is decorated with precious stones, most notably the 105-carat ( 21 g ) Koh-i-Noor diamond in the middle of the front cross ( the diamond was most recently looted by the East India Company and became part of the British Crown Jewels when Queen Victoria was proclaimed Empress of India in 1877 .).

The one at the front would allow defenders to drop stones or boiling oil on attackers at the front door, the only entrance to the castle.