SanxingduiĀ (‘Three StarĀ Mound’)
Sanxingdui (Chinese: äøęå ; pinyin: SÄnxÄ«ngduÄ«; lit. ‘Three Star Mound‘) is an archaeological site and a major Bronze Age culture in modern Guanghan, Sichuan, China. Largely discovered in 1986, following a preliminary finding in 1927, archaeologists excavated artifacts that radiocarbon dating placed in the twelfthāeleventh centuries BC. The archaeological site is the type…
Long-nosed god maskettesĀ areĀ artifactsĀ made from bone,Ā copperĀ and marine shells
Long-nosed god maskettesĀ areĀ artifactsĀ made from bone,Ā copperĀ and marine shells (Lightning whelk) associated with theĀ Mississippian cultureĀ (800 to 1600 CE) and found inĀ archaeological sitesĀ in theĀ Midwestern United StatesĀ and theĀ Southeastern United States. They are small shield-shaped…
Petrified Wood
Petrified wood, also known asĀ petrified treeĀ (fromĀ Ancient GreekĀ ĻĪĻĻĪ±Ā meaning ‘rock’ or ‘stone’; literally ‘wood turned into stone’), is the name given to a special type ofĀ fossilized wood, theĀ fossilizedĀ remains ofĀ terrestrial vegetation.Ā PetrifactionĀ is the result…
Lyngurium
Lyngurium or Ligurium is the name of a mythical gemstone believed to be formed of the solidified urine of the lynx (the best ones coming from wild males). It was included in classical and “almost every medieval lapidary” or book of…
Goa stone
AĀ Goa stoneĀ orĀ Lapis de GoaĀ was a man-madeĀ bezoarĀ that was considered to have medicinal andĀ talismanicĀ properties. Goa stones were made inĀ Goa,Ā IndiaĀ and exported to apothecaries in Europe from the mid-16th to 18th century.Ā Goa stones were…
Phthalo blue
Copper phthalocyanine (CuPc), also called phthalocyanine blue, phthalo blue and many other names, is a bright, crystalline, synthetic blue pigment from the group of phthalocyanine dyes. Its brilliant blue is frequently used in paints and dyes. It is highly valued for…
Turning manure into gold: The excrement economy – USA Today
Behold the new black gold. Dark and warm, it oozes water and teems with beneficial properties. It even harbors precious metals. And boy does it stink. Call it the excrement…
