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New understanding for the vast stone monuments constructed in Saudi Arabia 7,000 years ago
The enigmatic “mustatils” may have been “ritual sites where groups of people met to perform some kind of currently unknown social activities”
At the Grande Arche de la Défense in Paris, Carrara marble façade panels were replaced with Bethel White granite from the US
It was a great luck for the worldwide stone sector that after the damage to the stone this building icon was not lost to other façade materials
Central Park has its first monument depicting “real” women (and persons of color) to commemorate the ratification-centennial of the Amendment, which gave women the right to vote
Bronze figures of Sojourner Truth, Susan B. Anthony, and Elizabeth Cady Stanton
British Martin Moore’s “New Classic” kitchen features flat panels and delicate round mouldings on the doors
The company is inspired by the classical English lifestyle and has a focus on craft and handwork with natural stone as an important material
Exhibition “Canova and Thorvaldsen. The birth of modern sculpture” now as 360° virtual tour in English and Italian
Both artists re-interpreted themes from the Classical World and used new techniques in the creation of their works
The b2b-event “Ma.R.Mo.” of IMM Carrara shall bring a “renaissance” for the white Tuscany marbles
It will be postponed to October 28 – 30, 2020 and have an online section where the Manifesto “Architects for the Future” will be discussed, among other topics
In Turkey, the Mineral Exporters’ Associations offer scholarships to encourage young people to study their subjects
The industry has a shortage of qualified professionals and does not have the very best reputation / IMIB design competition again
“Quarry” is the coming theme in Cloud Xiamen Stone Fair’s “Product Focus”
Each month, brands and products from 10 to 20 exhibitors will be highlighted in special online presentations
Science: the role of trouts in sediment transport in rivers, rivers shifting their beds due to climate change, monitoring the eruptions of a Guadeloupe volcano, and cremation since 7000 BC
Recent discoveries about our planet, its rocks and other “stone” topics