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At the Colosseum, new marble slabs mark where towering columns stood thousands of years ago
Thousands of years ago, crowds gathered at the Colosseum in Rome to watch gladiator battles and other grisly spectacles. Now, ...
JERUSALEM — Moving a 4.7-ton piece of an ancient marble column is never easy. When the piece is from a column that was once part of the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, making sure it is transported ...
Visit Washington, D.C., and you’ll see something from western Colorado. The marble used in some of the nation’s monuments came from the Yule quarry at Marble, Colo. You can see Yule marble at the Tomb ...
Tom has a Master's degree in Journalism. His editorial work covers anything from archaeology and the environment to technology and culture. Tom has a Master's degree in Journalism. His editorial work ...
MORRIS TOWNSHIP — In a parking lot on the edge of a forest at the Delbarton School in Morris Township, nearly 100 large pieces of intricately carved marble, some moss covered, sit on bowed wooden ...
Last night, Braswell Galleries auctioned off a number of objets from former Penthouse publisher Bob “the Gooch” Guccione’s mansion at East 67th Street. Standout items included three to five carved ...
One of the marble capitals found by swimmer Gideon Harris Israel Antiquities Authority Several weeks ago, Gideon Harris dove into the waters of the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Israel. About 13 ...
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