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European Stone Festival May 2025 in Halifax, England; underground drug tunnel Morocoo-Ceuta in former marble factory; Turkish stone quarrying in Afghanistan; natural beasts created by Tafoni Weathering in Norway
We leave no stone unturned
Euroroc at the World Economic Forum in Davos; Spanish Cupa Group announces management changes; Coldspring with new CEO; “Stone is Love” by Pietra Naturale Autentica
X’baatún, a long forgotten but well-preserved Maya site in Tekal de Venegas, Yucatán, reveals its secrets
An initiative of researchers from Spain and Mexico has advanced in the mapping of the core area of the site, with the registration of between 35 and 40 structures
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Radio Award for the brand Macael el Mármol and the AEMA-Association; the Italian initiative “MARMO Carving the Future” was on show in downtown Dubai; the Brazilian Stone Sector will have a stronger focus on the Australian market; the Greek National Herald reports about the country’s marble sector
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Limestone and glass will be the facade materials for the MET’s new wing for modern and contemporary art; quarries with diverse landscapes are particularly valuable habitats for wild bees; Video of the Month: „Sculpting this Earth“ follows artist Strijdom van der Merwe over four consecutive seasons as he creates land art in remote locations in southern Africa
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ADI INDEX 2024 for he “Flow” washbasin by designer Paolo Ulian for antoniolupi; WorldSkills 2024; Abstract submission for the Global Stone Congress; Video of the month: Antonio Canova‘s sculpture “Mars and Venus“
The bells of Notre-Dame de Paris ring out for the first time since the fire in April 2019
The eight colossi, weighing from under 800 kg to a good four tons, are once again hanging in the cathedral‘s north belfry at a height of 50 m
Catalina Sánchez from Rosal Stones on the torrential rain in Spain 2024: “This time, it wasn‘t bad in our quarries, but we have an emergency plan since 2018”
When catastrophic rain is forecast, the machines are removed from the bottom of the quarry
The number of Heritage Stones worldwide is now 55
The scientists of the International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS) award the scientifically based title in loose succession
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Verona Stone District: more business with Africa; Afghan stone exports: In five months, marble worth 6.1 million dollars; Video of the month: in September, the annual World Stone Skimming Championships were held on Easdale Island on the west coast of Scotland
The book “Erotique du cimetière” (Eroticism of the Cemetery) has been revised and newly published
It deals with life and death in marble sculptures and, of course, new life from love
We leave no stone unturned
“Idea Forma” is the title of an exhibition at the Chianti Sculpture Park in Pievasciata near Siena, Tuscany; Carrara‘s marble quarries play a role in the American Saga “The Brutalist“ launched at the Venice Fim Festival 2024; Brazilian Stone Tour; Video of the month: Yoga in a mable quarry and in a cavern
EU project “Inclusivestone“: Informing people with disabilities and disadvantages about jobs in the stone sector and recruiting them as employees
Many of the activities there are now carried out on machines or from a computer