Stone Stories
6000 years ago artists all over Europe used mother-of-pearl from freshwater mussels for dress accessories
So-called „double buttons“ may have been pressed into leather to decorate armbands or belts
Saint-Malo’s Fort de la Conchée shows the art of the old builders and their stonemasons
Erected under the reign of Luis XIV, the Fort was badly damaged during WWII but restored almost completely since then
Researches found a new „Burgess Shale“ along the bank of the Danshui River in China
Another treasure chest of the Cambrian Explosion when early animal life on Earth reached an extreme diversity
In commemoration of the 500th anniversary of Leonardo da Vinci’s death: catapults for heavy chunks and a quartzite bearing his name
The universal mastermind of the 15th century also busied himself with stone
The limestone-walls of the cathedral of Notre-Dame in Paris seem to have withstood the flame inferno
They are built of Pierre Lutétien which has been part of the city’s history since Roman times
A new theory offers an explanation why the Earth’s mantle was cool enough to produce diamonds billions of years ago
Although the whole globe was hotter as that time, the upper mantle was not
New light into the recent evolution of the African rift valley
Field research on the border between Ethiopia and Kenya provides new insights into the break-up of continents
The marble steps of the Holy Stairs in Rome will be accessible without wooden protection for about 40 days after April 11, 2019
Staircase is said to originate from Pilate’s palace and to have been stepped on by Jesus / Reinterpretation: Jesus before the prefect
Exhibit at the Pulitzer Arts Foundation: Why certain parts of sculptures from Ancient Egypt are broken
What looks like pure vandalism, often was a carefully considered act to tear away the power from a ruler’s representation in stone
Plovdiv (Bulgaria) and Matera (Italy) are named European Capitals of Culture 2019
As always, the editors of Stone-Ideas.com researched what the cities have to offer in terms of natural stone
