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Goldsmithing Expert Turns a Metal Blob into Pure Gold!

This goldsmith will show you, in the following video, how an expert (do NOT try this at home!) in gold working (and a fair bit of chemistry), take old junky gold that has accumulated many other metals and dirt, and turns it, through a dedicated and fascinating process, into pure 24-carat gold.

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Egyptian Archaeologists Find 3,500 Year-Old Tomb

Egypt Announces the Discovery of a New Ancient Tomb

Archaeologists have discovered the burial chamber of an ancient Egyptian royal goldsmith and other carefully preserved bodies. This amazing discovery occurred at the Draa Abul Naga necropolis, near the city of Luxor which is around 700km south of Cairo.

Art

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This 18th-Century Moving Clock Is a Real Work of Art

Created by the London jeweler and goldsmith James Cox, the automaton features the figures of a peacock, cockerel, and owl perched on a golden treat. A mechanism hidden inside sets the figures in motion, with the peacock exhibiting its majestic feathers in the most lifelike manner.

Art

The Works of Durer, Art History’s Greatest Draftsman

Born in 1471 in the German city of Nuremberg to a successful Hungarian goldsmith and a German mother who was herself the daughter of a goldsmith, Albrecht Dürer was to take up his father’s trade, but his extreme talent for portraits and thirst for knowledge took him on a completely different route,

Nature

These 24 Gems and Minerals Will Take Your Breath Away

Nature is the original goldsmith; even if it takes her thousands of years to create her masterpieces, they're well worth the wait. From gorgeous gems to stunning minerals, it turns out stones can be more colorful than a rainbow and as beautiful as a flower.

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These 6 Royals Chose a Path Outside the Palace

Princess Beatrice The Daughter of the Duke of York, Queen Elizabeth’s granddaughter and ninth in line for the throne, Princess Beatrice has completed a BA in History from Goldsmiths University in London.

Art

8 Historical Biographies We Highly Recommended

8 Historical Biographies that Come Extremely Recommended

Try Obsessive Genius: The Inner World of Marie Curie by Barbara Goldsmith (2005) - This biography provides a vivid look at Curie's passionate quest for knowledge and her groundbreaking scientific work, framed by the challenges she faced as a woman in her field and the personal toll of her scientific

Art

15 Beautiful Works of Art by Gustav Klimt

The artist’s use of the precious metal is no coincidence, as young Gustav grew up in a goldsmith’s family. Portrait of Marie Breunig (1894) Gustav Klimt was born on July 14, 1862, in the village of Baumgarten, now part of Vienna. He was the second of Anna and Ernst Klimt’s seven children.

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7 Fascinating Facts About Ancient Humans

7 Facts About Ancient Humans That May Surprise You

In 2006, a psychologist from Goldsmiths University of London named Jules Davidoff conducted a study with members of the Himba tribe from Namibia. In their language, there is no word for blue and no real distinction between green and blue.