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Carved in Stone: Soapstone, Folk Belief, and th...
How did soapstone, a soft and common stone, become part of burial practices and folklore in Norse Greenland and the Andes? A historical look at evidence, material culture, and later...
Carved in Stone: Soapstone, Folk Belief, and th...
How did soapstone, a soft and common stone, become part of burial practices and folklore in Norse Greenland and the Andes? A historical look at evidence, material culture, and later...
The Sacred Blue of Badakhshan: How Afghan Lapis...
How did Afghan lapis lazuli move from ancient temple offerings to a modern national symbol? Explore the history of Badakhshan's blue stone, its sacred uses, and its role in Afghan...
The Sacred Blue of Badakhshan: How Afghan Lapis...
How did Afghan lapis lazuli move from ancient temple offerings to a modern national symbol? Explore the history of Badakhshan's blue stone, its sacred uses, and its role in Afghan...
Rose Quartz in the Apothecary: How a Carving St...
How rose quartz moved from lapidary workshops into early modern apothecary cabinets as a mineral powder, and what that brief medical use reveals about historical stone classification and the limits...
Rose Quartz in the Apothecary: How a Carving St...
How rose quartz moved from lapidary workshops into early modern apothecary cabinets as a mineral powder, and what that brief medical use reveals about historical stone classification and the limits...
Moonstone Before Moonstone: How a Name Outran I...
How did the word moonstone come to name a specific feldspar? Trace the gap between ancient lunar-stone descriptions and modern mineralogy, from classical lapidaries to Sri Lankan gem gravels.
Moonstone Before Moonstone: How a Name Outran I...
How did the word moonstone come to name a specific feldspar? Trace the gap between ancient lunar-stone descriptions and modern mineralogy, from classical lapidaries to Sri Lankan gem gravels.
Carved in Stone, Claimed by Nations: Soapstone ...
How carved soapstone objects became entangled in modern repatriation claims, museum classification, and reinvented ancestral craft traditions across southern Africa, Aotearoa, and the Arctic.
Carved in Stone, Claimed by Nations: Soapstone ...
How carved soapstone objects became entangled in modern repatriation claims, museum classification, and reinvented ancestral craft traditions across southern Africa, Aotearoa, and the Arctic.
When Burmese Jadeite Was Taxed: Monopoly, Plund...
How Burmese jadeite became a Chinese court treasure through frontier taxation, monopoly, and political control, and how treated and synthetic materials later changed its social meaning.
When Burmese Jadeite Was Taxed: Monopoly, Plund...
How Burmese jadeite became a Chinese court treasure through frontier taxation, monopoly, and political control, and how treated and synthetic materials later changed its social meaning.