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WORLD'S OLDEST PIPE (ORGAN)

WORLD'S OLDEST PIPE (ORGAN)

It is generally agreed upon that the world's oldest playable pipe organ is located in the Basilica of Valère in Sion, Switzerland. Built around 1435, most of the case is...

WORLD'S OLDEST PIPE (ORGAN)

It is generally agreed upon that the world's oldest playable pipe organ is located in the Basilica of Valère in Sion, Switzerland. Built around 1435, most of the case is...

World's Oldest Stone Age ArT

World's Oldest Stone Age ArT

Venus of Moravany (c.24- 22,000 BCE) Mammoth ivory figurine carving of an obese female. A masterpiece of Stone Age art from Central Europe. Discovered at Moravany, Slovakia. These extraordinary statuettes...

World's Oldest Stone Age ArT

Venus of Moravany (c.24- 22,000 BCE) Mammoth ivory figurine carving of an obese female. A masterpiece of Stone Age art from Central Europe. Discovered at Moravany, Slovakia. These extraordinary statuettes...

What Kind of Rocks Are Used to Make Statues?

What Kind of Rocks Are Used to Make Statues?

Like granite, basalt is an igneous rock. Unlike granite, basalt's smooth grain is uniformly dark and typically without visible crystals. Artisans can polish the black, heavy stone to a satiny...

What Kind of Rocks Are Used to Make Statues?

Like granite, basalt is an igneous rock. Unlike granite, basalt's smooth grain is uniformly dark and typically without visible crystals. Artisans can polish the black, heavy stone to a satiny...

The Power of the Pipe

The Power of the Pipe

Early American settlers and soldiers took note of the pipe being smoked at treaty signings, resulting in their misunderstanding of the pipe as something done only to symbolize peace...

The Power of the Pipe

Early American settlers and soldiers took note of the pipe being smoked at treaty signings, resulting in their misunderstanding of the pipe as something done only to symbolize peace...