petrified carpentry

English

Noun

petrified carpentry (uncountable)

1. (archaeology) The presence in stonework architecture of designs that originated in carved wooden structures.
   • 2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: A Natural History, page 228:

     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.