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The Enigmatic Prehistoric Engraved Slate Plaques of the Iberian Peninsula are Genealogical Records and One of the Earliest Forms of Writing in Europe
Some of the prehistoric slate engraved plaques found in tombs in the southwest of the Iberian Peninsula. Credit: Eduardo Estellez / K. Lillios / Antonio Valera / V. Hurtado / Museus e Monumentos de ...
Cambridge University Press21d
The Engraved Slate Plaques of Late Neolithic and Copper Age Iberia: A Statistical Evaluation of the Genealogical Hypothesis
The engraved slate plaques were part of an extensive and variable class of ritual objects in Late Neolithic and Copper Age Iberia, with Classic plaques being the most numerous and standardized type.
Daily Mail10d
Church slams 'vandals' who installed illegal brass plaque at memorial to slave trader telling visitors he 'profited from the kidnap, enslavement and sale of slaves'
A church has slammed a group of activists for installing an illegal brass plaque at a memorial to a slave trader. The inscription beneath the marble dedication to Thomas Corker inside King ...
KING520d
Family heartbroken over stolen plaques at Seattle park
Theresa Guerzon says she’s filed a police report after multiple bronze plaques were pried off, presumably stolen for the value of the metal, disappeared over the weekend. “I remember her ...
ArchDaily13d
Personalized and Ornamental Modernism: The Story of the Lithuanian Opera and Ballet Theater in Vilnius
Explore how Elena Nijolė Bučiūtė transformed Soviet-era ideals into a welcoming Opera House, showcasing architectural ...
FOX31 Denver10d
Man sentenced for theft of bronze plaques from Denver’s MLK Jr. memorial
The bronze plaque was completely removed, along with pieces of marble from the monument, and repairs were expected to cost at least $100,000 before some of the pieces were recovered. A fundraiser ...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel22d
Plaque on Milwaukee's last ancient Indigenous burial mound is gone. Here's why.
The decision comes after efforts began earlier this year to remove the bronze plaque and stone block that were placed atop the burial mound in 1910 at the request of the Wisconsin Archeological ...
Sun Journal21d
Lewiston World War I veteran gets military plaque on his unmarked grave
Approximately a dozen family members gathered Thursday at his gravesite at St. Peter’s Cemetery and held a short ceremony dedicating a new memorial bronze plaque marking Tardiff’s final ...
Church Times10d
Anti-slavery plaque installed in Falmouth church jumps gun on faculty process
A BRASS plaque has been installed next to a memorial to the 17th-century slave trader Thomas Corker, in King Charles the Martyr, Falmouth, by “a lone individual” who did so without the permission or ...
Montreal News6d
Bronze statue of Gilles Villeneuve stolen from Berthierville museum
A museum dedicated to revered Formula One driver Gilles Villeneuve is racing to find its stolen bronze statue of the Quebec speedster before it gets melted down for cash. Each year, tourists and ...
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Man sentenced for theft of bronze plaques from Denver’s MLK Jr. memorial
The Denver Department of Transportation and Infrastructure is accepting old pumpkins and leaf piles for composting at several drop-off locations. A group of “sophisticated” burglars targeting ...