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  2. Prehistoric Rock Art Sites in the Côa Valley and Siega Verde

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    Carvings of various zoomorphic creatures, including in particular, a horse Paleolithic rock engravings breaking the natural rock formation Various zoomorphic and anthropomorphic designs on granite slabs. The earliest drawings appearing in the Côa Valley date between 22 and 20 thousand years B.C., consisting of zoomorphic imagery of nature. [4]

  3. Verd antique - Wikipedia

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    Verd antique is used like marble especially in interior decoration and occasionally as outdoor trim, although the masses are frequently jointed and often only small slabs can be secured. The ancient Romans quarried it especially at Casambala, near Larissa, Thessaly, in Greece. [8] This variety was known as marmor thessalicum or Thessalian marble.

  4. List of decorative stones - Wikipedia

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    The granite of the dimension-stone industry along with truly granitic rock also includes gneiss, gabbro, anorthosite and even some sedimentary rocks. Natural stone is used as architectural stone (construction, flooring, cladding, counter tops, curbing, etc.) and as raw block and monument stone for the funerary trade.

  5. Indian rock-cut architecture - Wikipedia

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    Historically, artisans carried forward design elements from wood in their rock-cut temples: skilled craftsmen carved rock to imitate timber texture, grain, and structure. The earliest cave temples include the Bhaja Caves, the Karla Caves, the Bedse Caves, the Kanheri Caves, and some of the Ajanta Caves. Relics found in these caves suggest a ...

  6. Inside Notre Dame, Paris’ Gothic gem, as it reopens to the world

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    A tourist boat in front of Notre Dame in central Paris ahead of its formal reopening for the first time since it was ravaged by fire in 2019. (Nathan Laine/Bloomberg/Getty Images)

  7. The 10 best places to buy jewelry online in 2024 - AOL

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    From Brilliant Earth to Shane Co, we tracked down all the best places to shop for diamonds, gold, and casual jewelry.

  8. Why Ina Garten Only Buys Extra Large Eggs and Never Brings ...

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    Ina Garten has certain go-tos in her kitchen — and when stepping into someone else’s.. The Barefoot Contessa star shared her tips for cooking and hosting during a live Q&A with PEOPLE Senior ...

  9. Inca architecture - Wikipedia

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    The most common shape in Inca architecture was the rectangular building without any internal walls and roofed with wooden beams and thatch, usually made from ichu. [4] There were several variations of this basic design, including gabled roofs, rooms with one or two of the long sides opened and rooms that shared a long wall. [5]