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Miscellaneous: ideas with natural stone
The Government of Costa Rica hopes to have the mysterious 300 stone spheres recognized as UNESCO World Heritage.
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Getty Conservation Institute: protection and new visitor management for the tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamen
In a research over 10 years, the damages in the 3000-year-old wall paintings were analyzed and necessary measures for the world-heritage-site planed
Miscellaneous: ideas with natural stone
The Geology of Oman and its breathtaking landscapes are spectacular to tourists and geoscientists alike. The Geoscience Information Society awarded the „Field Guide to the Geology of Northeastern Oman“
How and how fast glaciers slide: decisive factors are the thickness of the ice and the unevenness of the rock bed
Computer modell of Jülich physicist Bo Persson shows that ice with more than 1000 m tickness flows on a lubricating film of water
French government puts on hold its tax increase for diesel fuel used by quarriers
Stone sector’s organizations claim victory for protests which started with the Yellow-Vests-Movement
Miscellaneous: ideas with natural stone
Heaven’s Gate the name of a famous rock formation in China’s Tianmen Mountains in the Province of Hunan
How do monuments change their meaning over time and why do some endure while others fall?
„MONUMENTality“ exhibition at the Getty Center in L.A. until April 21, 2019
Guidoni Group: the many shades of white in natural stone and quartz composite
The Brazilian company starts the new year „with powerful personality striking designs“
Miscellaneous: ideas with natural stone
„Envie de Pierre“ (Desire for Stone) is the name of a new web-portal of France’s stone sector
Natural Stone Institute Announces 2019 Stone Industry Education Series
So called Stone Summits in 10 cities across the US will discuss shop efficiency, measuring success or OSHA safety regulations, among other topics
In France the Organization of „Ecological Stonemasons“ is warning the public of dangers emanating from quartz composite materials
The old adage that engineered stone poses a health-threat to both of users and anyone working the material is warmed over
Miscellaneous: ideas with natural stone
The Singapore Stone is a fragment of a once large sandstone slab with undiciphered inscriptions. Some date it back to the 10th century
Love, peace, and prosperity for 2019
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The Lagash Border Pillar: a white marble stone with a glistening inscription marking the territory
The exhibition „No Man’s Land“ in the British Museum documents the human desire to dominate land and the brutality and turmoil borders have invoked
Miscellaneous: ideas with natural stone
Brexit is a big topic in the media at the moment, about 4 months before it is to be completed on March 29, 2019