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Marble and the sea: stone in the ancient Mediterranean

After Egypt, our journey through the history of stone crosses the Mediterranean. Quarries, ports and cities formed networks in which materials travelled alongside the kno…

Stone for eternity: quarries and craftspeople in ancient Egypt

After prehistoric tools and monuments, our history of stone reaches the Nile valley. In ancient Egypt, building in stone served the present and an imagined future beyond …

Prima del marmo: l’uomo e la pietra

Prima di diventare un pavimento, una colonna o una scultura, la pietra è stata qualcosa da prendere in mano. Un sasso usato come martello, una scheggia affilata con cui t…

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