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Ancient society may have carved 'sun stones' to end volcanic winter
Neolithic people buried hundreds of stones carved with images of the sun about 4900 years ago and they may have done it ...
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Qianling Mausoleum of the Tang Dynasty
gems of the ancient Chinese art of stone carving. Most of these stone pieces line the sides of the spirit path, from outside Rosefinch Gate to the north: The first carved stones are a pair of ...
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US returns ancient stone carvings to Thailand
The stone lintels bearing intricate religious designs were created hundreds of years ago Two ancient sandstone carvings, believed to have been stolen from Thailand and smuggled to the US during ...
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Who built the ‘lost city’ of Petra—and why did they leave?
carved from rosy-hued sandstone. For many tourists, the visit to the ancient city in southwest Jordan ends here. But Petra has much more to offer, including more than 600 stone facades and an ...