According to Finestone, Nyayanga stones are significantly older than other known examples of ancient stone transport.

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The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art will present “Korean Treasures: Collected, Cherished, Shared” this fall, the ...

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Object Details recording artist Bob Skyles and his Skyrockets maker Bluebird Location Currently not on view date made 1937 ID Number 1996.0320.27098 accession number 1996.0320 catalog number 1996.0320 ...

Soar with The Blue Angels in a brand-new documentary featuring never-before-seen footage that chronicles a year with the Navy’s elite Flight Demonstration Squadron—from selection through the ...

PLEASE DO NOT SEND YOUR INSTRUMENT TO THE SMITHSONIAN Violins by famous makers such as Stradivari, Guarneri, Maggini, Amati, or Stainer had numerous followers and imitators. Often a disciple placed a ...

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The National Numismatic Collection is comprised of approximately 1.6 million objects and is thought to be the largest collection of money and transactional objects in the world. Its diverse holdings ...

To skip the text and go directly to the objects, CLICK HERE Norman Rockwell Print, Mumps (Boy in Auto), ca 1972. Norman Rockwell created this work for a Merck advertisement celebrating the impact of ...