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Archeology
Listen to the story of a thousand-year-old set of jewelry in a tomb
A jewelry set consisting of 4 earrings, 104 gold beads, and 2 agate artifacts in the shape of a water bird and a tiger from 2,000 years ago were found in the Lai Nghi bu…
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The 29 million-year-old stone on the necklace of pharaoh Tutankhamun
The big stone in the center of the pharaoh Tutankhamun's necklace is the result of a collision when the meteorite crashed into the Earth 29 million years ago.
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Stone more than 3,000 years old cost $ 200 million
The agate stone believed to be attached to the Jewish priest's armor on Jerusalem is priced at around 175-225 million USD.
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Create city from 50,000 coins
Painter He Peiqi, Chongqing, China built a microcosm of his homeland carefully to detail, using 50,000 coins of all kinds and agate stones.
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The mysterious 'no piercing' of 3500 year old jewel
Archaeologists at the University of Cincinnati (UC), Ohio, USA, discovered a finely carved agate jewel that could change the entire history of ancient Greek art.
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1,700-year-old gold rings engrave love figures
A gold ring, featuring the elaborate carved stone agate of Cupid's love image, was found near the village of Tangley in England.
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Painting natural landscapes in agate stones
Many agate stones have a pattern of mountains and trees like landscape paintings.
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Close up of world of agate, quartz
People often think of stone and gravel as dry. However, Professor Richard Weston's works show another view of the world of these minerals.