: a rock composed of the finer kinds of volcanic detritus usually fused together by heat
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The structure is made of opus reticulatum—bricks laid in a diamond pattern—and contains a volcanic rock called tuff: details suggesting high status individuals were buried here, as Artnet News’ Richard Whiddington reports.
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Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Apr. 2025
The petroglyphs can be found on volcanic tuff formations formed over 760,000 years ago when a large eruption released hot ash that settled over the region.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2025
The collection includes a traditional gamelan ensemble, a 19th-century star calendar used to predict destinies and a pair of 17th-century celestial maidens intricately carved from pink volcanic tuff stone.
—Roger Sands, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
Burial remains were also found grouped together in lined pits covered with tuff slabs.
—Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 28 Jan. 2025
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Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Apr. 2025
The petroglyphs can be found on volcanic tuff formations formed over 760,000 years ago when a large eruption released hot ash that settled over the region.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2025
The collection includes a traditional gamelan ensemble, a 19th-century star calendar used to predict destinies and a pair of 17th-century celestial maidens intricately carved from pink volcanic tuff stone.
—Roger Sands, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
Burial remains were also found grouped together in lined pits covered with tuff slabs.
—Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 28 Jan. 2025
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“Tuff.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tuff. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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