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The splendor of the floor mosaic of five million small stones in Hisham’s Palace in Jericho can now be seen from above
The complex, dating from the early days of Islamic art, has been roofed over and given an elevated walkway for tourists to enjoy
Science news: a mineral from interior Earth, Felsic volcanism in China and Permian mass extinction, Sierra Nevada’s rebirth, the Maya’s salt kitchens
Recent discoveries about our planet, its rocks, and other “stone” topics
Italy remains world leader as exporter of natural stone machinery and equipment
In 2020, the Corona pandemic brought a global decline in exports in this sector of (-)8% to US$ 2.042 billion
Dr. Carlo Montani: the stone sector survived Covid-19 almost unscathed, and something has been happening in the global stone traveling circus for some years now
The master of statistics presented his assessments of developments in 2020 at Marmomac
Cersaie 2021: the ceramics sector is continuing with recent trends, namely Greener-Larger-Digital
With the collection “Luce“, Iris Ceramica, showed the graphic play of light and shadow on the tiles without relief for its 60th anniversary
To build the siege ramp at Lachish in the ancient Kingdom of Judah, the Assyrian army organized the quarrying and transportation of about 3 million boulders from nearby sites
Probably, each little block of about 6.5 kg was conveyed from man-to-man by prisoners of war or forced labor
Miscellaneous: ideas all around rock and natural stone
Pink Stone Challenge is a Social Media campaign and linked to the US Breast Cancer Awareness Month, which is held every year
Now also for students and furthermore for projects from all over Europe: submission open for the German Natural Stone Award 2022
The entry fee has been reduced to 200 €, fee for students / Submissions in German language only