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Last remaining stone sculptors in Lauri breathe life into fading tradition of stone carving
In Samdrup Jongkhar’s Lauri Gewog, two artisans are breathing life into the fading tradition of stone carving. They have held ...
Zimbabwe's stone carvers seek a revival as an Oxford exhibition confronts a British colonial legacy
A collection of Zimbabwean stone sculptures will be the centerpiece of an exhibition at Oxford University meant to ...
Elgar's four-legged friend returns to Hereford
In 1898, he was walking along the River Wye with his friend Edward Elgar when Dan fell into the water. All 14 parts of ...
Archaeologists Found the 1,500-Year-Old Head of a Roman Statue Buried in Construction Rubble
Located near the Tombe di Via Latina, the carved stone was likely treated as construction material at the time of the ...
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Rare Human-Like Menhirs Found in Mulugu
A set of rare human-shaped menhirs were discovered by a history research scholar of Kakatiya University, Sangu Venkat Reddy, ...
Fukushima Pref. family's spirits lifted by giant stone robot after 3.11 disasters
Along the way to the famed Takayu Onsen hot springs in this northeast Japan city, this reporter spotted a giant stone robot ...
Zimbabwe’s house of stone: the gallery that showcases a famous sculpture tradition
Zimbabwe is the house of stone, both literally and figuratively, with its very name derived from the ancient stone city of Great Zimbabwe. Stone is more than just a material here – it’s the totem pole ...
Zimbabwe stone carvers seek a revival as an Oxford exhibition confronts British colonial past
A collection of Zimbabwean stone sculptures will be part of an Oxford exhibition meant to 'contextualize' the legacy of ...
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Zimbabwe's stone carvers seek a revival as an Oxford exhibition confronts a British colonial legacy
A collection of Zimbabwean stone sculptures will be the centerpiece of an exhibition at Oxford University meant to “contextualize” the legacy of British colonialist Cecil John Rhodes ...
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Zimbabwe's stone carvers seek a revival as an Oxford exhibition confronts a British colonial legacy
Chained men in gold mines, and a pregnant woman. These stone sculptures from Zimbabwe will take center stage at an upcoming exhibition at Oxford University in Britain, aiming to “contextualize ...